Te Wahipounamu

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Known to Māori as Te Wāhipounamu (the place of greenstone), the South West New Zealand World Heritage site incorporates:

• Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
• Westland National Park
• Fiordland National Park
• Mount Aspiring National Park
• Milford Sound

The total area covers 26,000 km². It was created in 1990.

Note: Do not confuse the term Te Wāhipounamu with Te Waipounamu (trans. "the waters of greenstone"), a traditional name for the South Island of New Zealand.

[edit] External links

• United Nations Environment Programme website Provides a wealth of information about Te Wahipounamu