Westland region

E353552
geographic region region of New Zealand

The Westland region is a sparsely populated, scenic area on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, known for its rugged coastline, temperate rainforests, and glacier-covered Southern Alps.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Westland region canonical 5
Southwestern New Zealand 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region ⓘ
region of New Zealand ⓘ
adjacentTo Canterbury high country ⓘ
surface form: Canterbury region (across Southern Alps)
borders Tasman Sea ⓘ
climate temperate maritime climate ⓘ
coastType high-energy ocean coastline ⓘ
contains Fox Glacier ⓘ
Franz Josef Glacier ⓘ
Haast Pass / Tioripatea area ⓘ
surface form: Haast Pass area

Hokitika Gorge ⓘ
Lake Matheson ⓘ
Okarito Lagoon ⓘ
Westland Tai Poutini National Park ⓘ
containsTown Fox Glacier township ⓘ
Franz Josef / Waiau ⓘ
Haast ⓘ
Hokitika ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
governingBody Westland District Council ⓘ
hasCharacteristic glacier-covered mountains ⓘ
high annual rainfall ⓘ
rugged coastline ⓘ
scenic ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ
temperate rainforests ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Westland Tai Poutini National Park ⓘ
hasVegetation temperate rainforest ⓘ
isPopularFor hiking ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
scenic flights ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
knownFor coastal scenery ⓘ
glacier tourism ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
rainforest landscapes ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Te Reo Māori ⓘ
surface form: Māori
locatedIn West Coast, New Zealand ⓘ
surface form: West Coast of New Zealand
locatedOn South Island ⓘ
mountainRange Southern Alps ⓘ
partOf West Coast Region ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity dairy farming ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
timeZone New Zealand Daylight Time ⓘ
New Zealand Standard Time ⓘ
transportRoute State Highway 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Westland → partOfRegion → Westland region ⓘ
Kwintsheul → partOf → Westland region ⓘ
Resolution Island → locatedIn → Westland region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern New Zealand
Ter Heijde → locatedInRegion → Westland region ⓘ
N211 → locatedIn → Westland region ⓘ
’s-Gravenzande → partOfRegion → Westland region ⓘ
subject surface form: 's-Gravenzande