There are three 'main' islands of NZ - and there are no fancy names here!
North Island
South Island
Stewart Island
The South Island is colloquially known as 'the mainland' too..
It ends in Stewart Island , which is a small island at the bottom of the South Island. New Zealand is made up of 2 main Islands plus Stewart Island which is very tiny by comparison. The southernmost point of New Zealand is on Jacquemart Island in the Campbell Islands and the northernmost point of New Zealand is in the kermadec Islands.
Of the four main Japanese islands, Kyushu is the southernmost.
Of the four main Japanese islands, Kyushu is the southernmost.
Stewart Island, Rakiura in Maori, is the southernmost and smallest of the three main islands of New Zealand.The North Island, approx 114 000 km2 , the South Island is about 150 000 km2, and Stewart island is only 1746 km2.
Cape Reinga is often stated as the northernmost point of New Zealand, but the actual northernmost point on the North Island is Surville Cliffs which is two kilometres further north (and 30 kilometres further east). The northernmost point including offshore islands is tiny Nugent Island, to the northeast of Raoul Island in the Kermadecs.
The Big Island of Hawaii is the largest and southernmost island of the state of Hawaii. It has an area of 4,028 square miles and is larger than all the other Hawaiian Islands combined .
Kyushu is the main island that contains Japan's southernmost point among the four major islands, but Shikoku is the island whose northernmost point is the southernmost among the four major islands.
North Island and South Island
New Zealand spans approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) from its northernmost point to its southernmost point. The country consists of two main islands, the North Island and the South Island, along with numerous smaller islands. The total land area of New Zealand is around 103,500 square miles (268,000 square kilometers).
New Zealand is one country. It has two main Islands. The North Island and The South Island.
The two main islands are called North Island and South Island.
south island and north island