South Island

noun

1. the largest island of New Zealand. 58,093 sq. mi. (150,460 sq. km).

South Island

noun

1. the largest island of New Zealand, separated from the North Island by the Cook Strait. Pop: 973 000 (2004 est). Area: 153 947 sq km (59 439 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The winds are affecting the whole of the South Island and the southern parts of the North Island, according to the country's meteorological service.

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One of these is the Banks Peninsula, a hilly, farming area on New Zealand’s South Island that is also popular with retirees and tourists.

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He begun the latest challenge at Stirling Point in Bluff - the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island - and ran northbound to the finish line in Cape Rēinga, in Northland.

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Eli Sweeting, 25, who is originally from Bristol, was reported missing on 4 May after failing to return from a solo hike up Mitre Peak, a steep mountain on the country's South Island.

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The 25-year-old was reported missing on May 4 after failing to return from a solo hike up Mitre Peak, a steep mountain in Milford Sound area of Fiordland National Park on the country's South Island.

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