South Island

American  

noun

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

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South Island British  

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)

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Example Sentences

Six whales have died on a remote beach in New Zealand's South Island following a mass stranding and volunteers are racing against time to get 15 others that are still alive back to the sea.

From BBC

Hikes to the top of Mount Cook, which towers over the Southern Alps running the length of the South Island, are difficult even for experienced climbers because of large crevasses and unpredictable weather.

From BBC

The power cut appears to be affecting homes mostly in the South Island, though authorities say that the electricity supply was being restored progressively.

From BBC

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From BBC