West Coast

E159421

region of New Zealand

West Coast is a sparsely populated, rugged region on the western side of New Zealand’s South Island, known for its dramatic coastline, rainforests, glaciers, and mining history.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
West Coast canonical	13
West Coast Region	9

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	region of New Zealand ⓘ
borders	Canterbury Region ⓘ surface form: Canterbury region Otago Region ⓘ surface form: Otago region (at Haast Pass area) Tasman District ⓘ surface form: Tasman region
climate	high rainfall ⓘ oceanic climate ⓘ
contains	Fox Glacier ⓘ Franz Josef Glacier ⓘ Kahurangi National Park ⓘ surface form: Kahurangi National Park (part) Kahurangi National Park ⓘ surface form: Paparoa National Park Westland Tai Poutini National Park ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
economySector	dairy farming ⓘ forestry ⓘ mining ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn	Tasman Sea ⓘ
hasHistoricIndustry	gold rush ⓘ
hasHistoricTown	Denniston ⓘ Reefton ⓘ Ross ⓘ
hasIndigenousPeople	Ngāi Tahu iwi ⓘ surface form: Ngāi Tahu
hasMountainRange	Southern Alps ⓘ
isInIslandGroup	South Island regions ⓘ
isPartOf	Te Waipounamu ⓘ
knownFor	coal mining ⓘ dramatic coastline ⓘ glaciers ⓘ gold mining ⓘ mining history ⓘ pounamu (greenstone) ⓘ temperate rainforests ⓘ
largestTown	Greymouth ⓘ
locatedIn	South Island ⓘ
locatedOnSideOfIsland	western side of South Island ⓘ
majorTown	Hokitika ⓘ Westport ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ Māori ⓘ
populationCharacteristic	sparsely populated ⓘ
regionalCouncil	West Coast Regional Council ⓘ
regionalCouncilSeat	Greymouth ⓘ
terrainCharacteristic	rugged ⓘ
timeZone	New Zealand Daylight Time ⓘ New Zealand Standard Time ⓘ
touristAttraction	Hokitika Gorge ⓘ Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki ⓘ
transportRoute	State Highway 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ TranzAlpine train service ⓘ surface form: TranzAlpine railway (eastern access via Arthur’s Pass)