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New Zealand is
located in the South Pacific Ocean. The earth has five oceans in
all, they are known as Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian
Ocean, Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean. Oamaru is a coastal town
located on the pacific coast. On the North Island there is a
highway known as the pacific coast. The highway is on the
eastern side of the North Island. It links Auckland to Napier
going through The Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Eastland and
Whakatane. It is considered as a safe highway and while driving
along you discover the fabulous scenery that this side of island
offers. The Pacific Ocean has large number of island, around
25,000. The temperature of the Pacific Ocean can be very
different from freezing to around thirty degrees Celsius. The
salinity of the water also varies. Here are some of the main
harbours and ports in the Pacific Ocean are Auckland New
Zealand, Sydney Australia, Yokohama Japan, Kobe Japan, Shanghai
China, Vladivostoc Russia, Bangkok Thailand, Honolulu Hawaii,
Busan Korea, Singapore, Tijuana Mexico, San Diego California,
Portland Oregon, Seattle Washington, and Valparaiso Chile. The
Pacific Ocean is subject of a large number of tropical cyclones
which is equal to the hurricane sin the Atlantic Ocean. The
surrounding is also affected from tsunamis and earthquakes. |
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