Te Wahipounamu
Te Wāhipounamu - Southwest New Zealand | |
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UNESCO world heritage | |
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Location of the 4 national parks |
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National territory: | New Zealand |
Type: | nature |
Criteria : | vii, viii, ix, x |
Reference No .: | 551 |
UNESCO region : | Asia and Pacific |
History of enrollment | |
Enrollment: | 1990 (session 14) |
Under the name Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area , four national parks and various other protected natural landscapes are grouped together in the southwest and west of the South Island of New Zealand . In total, the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area covers 26,000 km² of New Zealand's South Island , of which around 18,000 km² are in the four national parks. Since 1990, the areas included in the World Heritage of UNESCO .
In the Maori language , Te Wāhipounamu means "jade place". The similar-sounding Te Waipounamu ("jade water") refers to the New Zealand South Island. The Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area is divided into:
- Westland National Park
- Mount Cook National Park
- Mount Aspiring National Park
- Fiordland National Park
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- two protected areas ( nature reserves )
- three areas protected for scientific purposes ( scientific reserves )
- 13 protected landscape areas ( scenic reserves )
- four wildlife sanctuaries ( wildlife management reserves )
- five ecological protection areas ( ecological reserves )
- several listed sites
- a private reserve
Web links
Commons : Te Wahipounamu - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Unesco document on the nomination for World Heritage (PDF; 2.6 MB)
- Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).