Westland National Park

Westland National Park
Fox glacier
Coordinates: 43 ° 23 ′ 0 ″  S , 170 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  E
Location:	West Coast , New Zealand
Specialty:	Glaciers up to approx. 200 m above sea level
Surface:	1275 km²
Founding:	1960
Address:	Westland Tai Poutini National Park Visitor Center Phone: [phone] Address: Main Road, Franz Josef 7856

The 1275 km² Westland National Park (Maori: Tai Poutini ) was established in 1960 and stretches from the west coast up to Mount Tasman, 3498  m high in the New Zealand Alps . Due to the steep gradient, several glaciers flow down from the mountains to up to 200 m above sea level (and a few kilometers from the ocean), the most famous are the Franz Josef Glacier and the Fox Glacier . There is a unique coastal rainforest on the very rainy coast . Together with Fiordland National Park , Mount Cook and Mount Aspiring National Park , Westland National Park forms the so-called Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area . Since 1990, the area is part of the World Heritage of UNESCO .

Web links

Commons : Westland National Park  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Wikivoyage: Westland National Park  Travel Guide

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