Te Wahipounamu
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This article is about the World Heritage Site. For the alternative name for the South Island, see Te Waipounamu.
| Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand | |
|---|---|
| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
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| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, viii, ix, x |
| Reference | 551 |
| UNESCO region | Asia-Pacific |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1990 (14th Session) |
Te Wāhipounamu (Māori for "the place of greenstone") is a World Heritage Site in the south west corner of the South Island of New Zealand.
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1990 and covering 26,000 km², the site incorporates four national parks:
- Aoraki/Mt Cook
- Fiordland
- Mt Aspiring
- Westland
It is thought to contain some of the best modern representations of the original flora and fauna present in Gondwana, one of the reasons for listing as a World Heritage site.[1]
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- Te Wāhipounamu - South West New Zealand World Heritage Area - Department of Conservation
- UNEP-WCMC World Heritage Site datasheet
- UNESCO World Heritage site profile
Coordinates: 45°02′10″S 167°19′12″E / 45.036°S 167.320°E
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