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Story: Northland region

Northland’s topography

  • Vegetation

  • Highways

  • Districts

  • Place names

Unlike most other regions of New Zealand, Northland does not have a main mountain range. Instead, it has an irregular landscape of ranges and lowlands created by volcanic activity over a long period. Explore the place names, highways, districts and land use of Northland by choosing different layers on the map.

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Claudia Orange, Northland region – Geography, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/7509/northlands-topography (accessed 26 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.