Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Quinine. Quinine is a natural white crystalline alkaloid having antipyretic, antimalarial, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory properties and a bitter taste. It is a stereoisomer of quinidine which, unlike quinine, is an antiarrhythmic.
Papua New Guinea is the closest country to Australia. Australia's northern tip, Cape York, is about 150km from Papua New Guinea.Papua New Guinea is followed, in order, by Eas â¦ t Timor, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Brunei then New Zealand.Australia is an island continent, it's nearest neighbors are New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.apua New Guinea is the closest country to Australia. Australia's northern tip, Cape York, is about 150km from Papua New Guinea.
New Zealand is a remote, mountainous group of islands in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. The two main islands, North and South Islands, are separated by the Cook Strait.Australia, its nearest neighbor, is 1,000 miles (1,600 km) away.The South Island is home to the highest mountain peak in New Zealand, Mount Cook.1  Facts about New Zealand: 2  Geography. 3  New Zealand is a remote, mountainous group of islands in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. 4  The two main islands, North and South Islands, are separated by the Cook Strait. The two main islands, North and South Islands, are separated by the Cook Strait. 2  Australia, its nearest neighbor, is 1,000 miles (1,600 km) away. 3  The islands were created just 23 million years ago when land was thrust out of the ocean by volcanic forces.