Te Papanui Conservation Park
| Te Papanui Conservation Park | ||
| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 46 ′ S , 169 ° 47 ′ E | |
| Country : | New Zealand | |
| Region (s) : | Otago | |
| Location: | west northwest of Dunedin | |
| Protected area | ||
| Protected area type: | Conservation Park | |
| Founded: | March 2003 | |
| expansion | ||
| Number of areas: | 1 | |
| Length : | approx. 20 km | |
| Width : | approx 17 km | |
| Area : | 210 km² | |
| Mountains : | Lammerlaw Range | |
| Rivers : | Taieri River , Waipori River | |
| The Office Department of Conservation | ||
| Office: |
Dunedin Visitor Center 50 The Octagon Dunedin |
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| Photography from Conservation Park | ||
_habitat.jpg) Tussock grass landscape in the Lammerlaw Range |
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The Te Papanui Conservation Park is a nature park in the region Otago on the South Island of New Zealand . The park is subordinate to the Department of Conservation .
geography
The Te Papanui Conservation Park is located in the Lammerlaw Range , about 50 km west-northwest from the center of Dunedin . The western part of Lake Mahnerangi is only 1 km south of the park and the Clutha River passes around 14 km to the west.
The Te Papanui Conservation Park covers an area of 21,000 hectares and extends in a north-south direction over a length of approx. 20 km. In the east-west direction, the park has a maximum width of 17 km. The headwaters of the Taieri River are located in the park.
history
The park opened in March 2003 and could be formed from existing nature reserves, land purchases by the Nature Heritage Fund and farmland that was not leased out.
Flora and fauna
The park consists of an extensive tussock grass landscape, the second that has been placed under protection after the Korowai / Torlesse Tussocklands Park .
literature
- New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th edition. Hema Maps , Brisbane 2015, ISBN 978-1-877302-92-3 (English).
Web links
- Te Papanui Conservation Park . Department of Conservation,accessed February 19, 2020.
- Te Papanui Conservation Park . (PDF; 2.9 MB)Department of Conservation, October 2013,accessed on February 19, 2020(English, flyer).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b New Zealand Touring Atlas . 2015, p. Map 73 .
- ^ Te Papanui Conservation Park . 2013, p. 2 , accessed on February 19, 2020 (Flyer).
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on February 19, 2020
- ^ Les Molloy : Te Papanui Conservation Park . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , September 1, 2015, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ^ Te Papanui Conservation Park . Department of Conservation , accessed February 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Chris Carter : Opening of Te Papanui Conservation Park . In: Beehive . New Zealand Government , March 29, 2003, accessed February 19, 2020 .
