386622 New Zealand | Discovered 2009 Sept. 16 by J. McCormick at Farm Cove. |
New Zealand is a country comprising two main islands, and numerous smaller islands, situated in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. It is also known as Aotearoa (land of the long white cloud) by the indigenous Maori people. It has three official languages (English, Maori and Sign) and a population of approximately 4.5 million. |
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Reference: MPC batch dated 2016-05-21 | Last Updated: 2016-05-24 |