Comparisons have often
been made between Wales and New Zealand on many levels. Below is a table
showing some geographical facts and figures for you to make your own comparisons.
All the information comes from the Encarta 98 electronic encyclopaedia.
1.
8,018 square miles
2. 104,454 square miles
3. Mid-1995 government estimates
4. 1996 census
5. 30 inches per year at the coast to 100 inches
in Snowdonia
6. 48 inches for Wellington to 73 inches for Auckland
7. 3,560 feet
8. 12,316 feet
One of the most repeated
questions about Wales is with regard to the longest place name, well here
it is along with the translation :
Llanfair-pwll-gwyngyll-gogerych-wyndrobwll-llantysilio-gogogoch
"St. Mary's church in a hollow - white hazels - near to the rapid whirlpool
- St. Tysil's Church - red cave."
In everyday use it is usually referred to as Llanfair PG. Another Welsh
place name was "created" some years ago and although longer is not usually
recognised. There is some argument about the New Zealand place name, which
is longer, but the Welsh one is an inhabited village whereas the Kiwi
one is a hill in the North Island.
If you would like to learn some everyday words and phases in Welsh then
click here to go to our Basic Welsh page.
