Mount Aspiring National Park

Mount Aspiring National Park
Mount Aspiring
Coordinates: 44 ° 23 ′ 0 ″  S , 168 ° 44 ′ 0 ″  E
Location:	Otago , New Zealand
Specialty:	Part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area
Surface:	3550 km²
Founding:	1964
Address:	PO Box 811, Queenstown 9348 (Queenstown Regional Visitor Center)

Location in New Zealand

The 3550 km² Mount Aspiring National Park on the South Island of New Zealand was established in 1964 and is characterized by an alpine landscape. In the south it borders on the Fiordland National Park . Together with the Westland , Mount Cook and Fiordland National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park forms the so-called Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area . The park is named after Mount Aspiring ( 3033  m ), which is known as the “New Zealand Matterhorn ” due to its striking profile . The altitude ranges from approx. 300 m to 3033 m. Since 1990, the area is part of the World Heritage of UNESCO .

Web links

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• Department of Conservation: Mount Aspiring National Park (Engl.)
• Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).