TE WAHIPOUNAMU


'Te WÄhipounamu' (MÄori 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 several 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 Gondwanaland,
one of the reasons for listing as a World Heritage site.

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References



★ UNESCO Advisory Body Recommendation [1]

External links



★ UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) official website listing

★ UNESCO World Heritage official website listing

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