The Wood, New Zealand
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The Wood is a suburb of the South Island
, New Zealand
city of Nelson
. It is located two kilometres east of the city centre.
Notable features of The Wood include Nelson Botanical Reserve, which contains the geographic centre of New Zealand.
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
city of Nelson
Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....
. It is located two kilometres east of the city centre.
Notable features of The Wood include Nelson Botanical Reserve, which contains the geographic centre of New Zealand.