![Map of New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/001/860/full/YOE_SCI_ART_02_Whats_in_a_name_NZMR_chart_MASTER.jpg?1674166982)
New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone extends 200 nautical miles (370 kilometres) beyond our offshore islands, giving the country a zone of 4 million square kilometres.
Key
- NZ EEZ: NZ’s Exclusive Economic Zone
- NZ OLECS: Outer Limits of the Extended Continental Shelf