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Westland / Tai Poutini National Park Westland Tai Poutini National Park extends from the highest peaks of the Southern Alps to the remote beaches of the wild West Coast. Westland Tai Poutini National Park (127,541 hectares) is situated about half way down the South Island on its West Coast. Its eastern boundary is shared with Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park yet it could not look more different, situated as it is on the 'wet side' of the Alps. www.doc.govt.nz /Explore/001~National-Parks/Westland-Tai-Poutini-National-Park/index.asp

natureandco.com - Westland National Park, New Zealand Westland National Park covers 117,000 hectares (292500 acres) Two species of kiwi inhabit Westland National Park: the great spotted kiwi is found throughout the park, while the Okarito brown kiwi is restricted to the southern Okarito forest. Perhaps the major geological feature of the park is the Alpine Fault, which marks the overland boundary between the Pacific tectonic plate (carrying the Southern Alps) and the Australian tectonic plate (carrying the lowlands and coast). www.natureandco.co.nz /land_and_wildlife/national_parks/westland/idx-westland.php3

West Coast, South Island, New Zealand The dramatic landscapes attract a growing number of national and international artists, who value a lifestyle hard to find in more populated places. The West Coast is also becoming increasingly famous for its world class artists and craftspeople. www.west-coast.co.nz

Westland National Park The Southern Alps in Westland National Park, New Zealand. The two highest peaks in New Zealand can be seen from this point near Lake Matheson. mstecker.homestead.com /nzwestlandnp.html

New Zealand Travel Guide New Zealand Sights / Parks and Museums The first of New Zealand's National Parks, Tongariro features three volcanoes: Mt. Tongariro, Mt. Ngauruhoe and Mt. Puapehu (the highest mountain in the North Island). Mt Cook is within the park and there are 21 other peaks over 10,000 feet. It is surprising to find rain forests alongside glaciers in the park. www.asinah.net /newzealandsights.html

The Guiding Company - Extreme NZ - Adventure Sports - New Zealand Outdoors Discover the tranquility of Westland National Park on nature’s terms. Fox and Franz Josef Glacier - Westland National Park - New Zealand New Zealand’s highest mountain, Mount Cook or Aorangi (the Maori name for cloud piercer), dominates nearby Mount Cook National Park, and towers at a height of 3,754 metres. www.newzealandnz.co.nz /glacierguides/westland.html

Bjarne Mollwitz Heltved Desembarco Del Granma National Park () (1999) UNESCO Waterton Glacier International Peace Park () (1995) UNESCO Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archaeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula (Kultur) (1998) UNESCO www.mollwitz.hjem.wanadoo.dk

New Zealand DayOut travel guide View amazing relief maps of the National Parks. Garden Covers:- Wellington Botanic Garden, Otari Native Botanic Garden, Mount Lees, Virginia Lake, Cross Hills, Holland gardens, Puketi Rhododendron Trust, Tuapare,Trelinnoe, Mona Vale, Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Ilam Garden, Ohinetahi, Eastwood Arboretum, Eden Garden, Glenfalloch Woodland Garden, Queens Park, Anderson Park, Water Gardens. Adventure sport covers:- canoeing, surfing, bungy jumping, ballooning, rock climbing, jet boating, sailing, kayaking, sailing, skiing, skydiving, wind surfing, white water rafting (Okere Falls, Wairoa,Rangataiki, Kaituna), mountain biking, heliskiing, scuba diving, horse trekking, ice skating, Lake Ida, Jade Westpac Trust Stadium Eden Park. www.DayOut.co.nz

The Guiding Company Ltd - Eco Tours, Fox and Franz Josef Glacier NZ The Guiding Company Ltd - Eco Tours, Fox and Franz Josef Glacier NZ Fox and Franz Josef Glacier - Westland National Park - New Zealand Forget the hustle and bustle of just one night in this breath-taking environment and plan to spend a minimum of two nights in Glacier Country, the heart of South Westland. Westerly winds laden with moisture from the Tasman Sea feed this landscape with rain and snow. www.nzguides.com

Fox Glacier Guided Glacier Walks New Zealand Helihikes Mountaineering New Zealand Glaciers This site © Alpine Guides (Westland) Ltd, PO Box 38, Fox Glacier, New Zealand, 2000-2003. We also offer expert guided mountaineering trips, instruction courses and ski tours amongst New Zealand's highest peaks. www.foxguides.co.nz

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New Zealand National Parks Arthurs Pass National Park, 99,270 ha, established in 1929, is a beautiful wilderness area, sharing a common boundary with Westland National Park, established in 1960 over 117,547 ha. It is the biggest national park in the North Island and the third biggest in NZ (behind Fiordland and Mt Aspiring). The smallest of the country's 13 national parks, it was opened in December 1942, the 300th anniversary of the visit to Tasman Bay of Dutch explorer, Abel Janzoon Tasman, the first European to visit NZ. www.geocities.com /Yosemite/2331/npark.html   (3944 words)

New Zealand National Parks Arthurs Pass National Park, 99,270 ha, established in 1929, is a beautiful wilderness area, sharing a common boundary with Westland National Park, established in 1960 over 117,547 ha. It is the biggest national park in the North Island and the third biggest in NZ (behind Fiordland and Mt Aspiring). The smallest of the country's 13 national parks, it was opened in December 1942, the 300th anniversary of the visit to Tasman Bay of Dutch explorer, Abel Janzoon Tasman, the first European to visit NZ. www.geocities.com /Yosemite/2331/npark.html   (3944 words)

11 Day Island of Delight New Zealand Small Group Escorted Tour View incredible scenery as you pass the native forests and pristine lakes of the Westland National Park. Today, view incredible scenery as you travel past the untouched native forests and pristine lakes of the World Heritage Westland National Park and Haast Pass. It is also a great base from which to explore the Fiordland National Park, home to the stunning fiords of Milford & Doubtful Sounds. www.luxuryvacationsnz.com /Escorted_Coach_Tours/CID11.html   (1053 words)

ipedia.com: List of national parks of New Zealand Article The Mount Cook and Westland National Parks have together been declared a world heritage area. The National Parks Act 1980 provides for the establishment of national parks or reserves in areas where the scenery is of such distinctive quality, or the natural features or ecological systems so important scientifically that their preservation is in the national interest. The act states that national parks are to be maintained as far as possible in their natural state so that their value as soil, water and forest conservation areas is maintained. www.ipedia.com /list_of_national_parks_of_new_zealand.html   (936 words)

GORP - New Zealand Outdoors - Thirteen Natural Preserves on the North and South Islands Westland National Park, also on the West Coast, has the classic New Zealand"mountains to the sea" landscape. Te Urewera National Park, is located southeast of Rotorua and is the largest forested wilderness area remaining on the North Island. Nelson Lakes National Park, south of Nelson, is noted for its alpine flowers and is the perfect place to explore craggy ranges, crystal-clear lakes, wild rivers and beautiful beech forests. gorp.away.com /gorp/location/newzeal/parks.htm   (936 words)

world_heritage_sites.html Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand (Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Westland/Tai Poutini National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park, Fiordland National Park) Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves/ La Amistad National Park Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/w/wo/world_heritage_sites.html   (936 words)

ipedia.com: List of national parks of New Zealand Article The Mount Cook and Westland National Parks have together been declared a world heritage area. The National Parks Act 1980 provides for the establishment of national parks or reserves in areas where the scenery is of such distinctive quality, or the natural features or ecological systems so important scientifically that their preservation is in the national interest. The act states that national parks are to be maintained as far as possible in their natural state so that their value as soil, water and forest conservation areas is maintained. www.ipedia.com /list_of_national_parks_of_new_zealand.html   (936 words)

Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Fiordland temperate forests (AA0403) In 1986, Fiordland National Park and the combined Aoraki/Mount Cook and Westland National Parks were recognized as separate World Heritage areas. Along the Fiordland coast and in the fiords there are many islands that are pest-free (although a number are within swimming range of goats and red deer (Cervus elaphus), and are therefore still at risk) and all are included within Fiordland National Park. Fiordland is a region of snow-capped mountains, steep-sided fiords, deep lakes, unbroken forests, and tussock grasslands. worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa0403_full.html   (1287 words)

Real Journeys - Queenstown - Milford Sound - Doubtful Sound - Te Anau - Real Journeys In 1990, Fiordland was linked with three other national parks, Mount Aspiring, Westland/Tai Poutini, and Aoraki/Mt Cook, to form an expanded World Heritage Area of South West New Zealand. As one of the world’s greatest wilderness areas Fiordland National Park is characterised by steep, jumbled topography, rugged coastline, dense rainforest and a challenging climate. Fiordland National Park located in South West New Zealand is the largest national park in New Zealand covering nearly 1.2 million hectares. www.realjourneys.co.nz /index.cfm/region   (1086 words)

Backcountry New Zealand Hikes National Parks Great Walks Westland / Tai Poutini National Park extends from the highest peaks of the Southern Alps to the remote beaches of the wild West Coast. Fiordland National Park is a vast, remote wilderness that is is a land apart, spectacular, overwhelming and virtually uninhabited. Kahurangi National Park has many places, it is an untracked wilderness, elsewhere a wonderful network of tracks lets you explore wild rivers, high plateaux and alpine herbfields, and coastal forests. www.backcountrynz.com /new-zealand-national-parks.htm   (1086 words)

UNESCO World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List The Westland and Mount Cook National Park and the Fiordland National Park, which were previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of the Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand. Renomination of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park under cultural criteria. Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (1999) whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=421   (2428 words)

World Heritage Sites in New Zealand Westland/Mount Cook National Park and Fiordland National Park, previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of this site. These sacred mountain tops were given to the New Zealand government in 1887 and formed the nucleus of New Zealand's first national park. The park is located on the central volcanic plateau of the North Island and contains both glacial and volcanic landscapes. fp.thesalmons.org /lynn/wh-nz.html   (154 words)

UNESCO World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List The Westland and Mount Cook National Park and the Fiordland National Park, which were previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of the Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand. Renomination of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park under cultural criteria. Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (1990, 1992, 1999) whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=1094   (2428 words)

UNESCO World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List The Westland and Mount Cook National Park and the Fiordland National Park, which were previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of the Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand. Renomination of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park under cultural criteria. Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (1999) whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=225   (2428 words)

Accommodation, Shopping, Activities & Travelling in Paparoa National Park, New Zealand Paparoa National Park boasts many gorges, limestone caves, a lowland karst (limestone) environment, the most southerly palm trees in the world and the famous Pancake Rocks. The park is ideal for year-round outdoor recreation including bird-watching (the world's only Westland petrel breeding colony), stone collecting, camping, canoeing, caving and cave tours, fishing, dolphin watching, hunting, horse trekking and walking. Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre: SH 6, Punakaiki Ph: 0-3-731-1895 Fax: 0-3-731 1896 Email: punakaikivc@doc.govt.nz www.wheretogo.co.nz /townshipresult.asp?townshipid=33899   (85 words)

World Heritage Sites Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand (Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Westland/Tai Poutini National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park, Fiordland National Park) Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves/ La Amistad National Park Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula www.informationdepot.us /w/wo/world_heritage_sites.html   (85 words)

World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List The Westland and Mount Cook National Park and the Fiordland National Park, which were previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of the Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand. Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (1986) Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (1999) whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=76   (2611 words)

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park - Alpine Guides The Southern Alps features one of the world's most spectacular alpine regions - the world heritage area of Aoraki/Mount Cook and Westland National Park. This is a unique and unspoiled alpine environment, as challenging as anywhere on Earth. The vigorous maritime climate, combined with the high peaks of the Southern Alps (only 30 kilometres from the ocean) has created a heavily glaciated mountain landscape. www.alpineguides.co.nz /agl/location.htm   (145 words)

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