Te Wāhipounamu – South West New Zealand

E903817

UNESCO World Heritage Site natural heritage site protected area

Te Wāhipounamu – South West New Zealand is a vast UNESCO World Heritage natural area renowned for its dramatic fjords, glaciers, ancient rainforests, and exceptional biodiversity in the southwest of New Zealand’s South Island.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Southwest New Zealand	1
Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand	1
Te Wāhipounamu – South West New Zealand canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ natural heritage site ⓘ protected area ⓘ
area	approximately 2,600,000 hectares ⓘ
biodiversitySignificance	habitat for many endemic bird species ⓘ important stronghold for threatened species ⓘ
contains	Aoraki / Mount Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Doubtful Sound / Patea NERFINISHED ⓘ Dusky Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe NERFINISHED ⓘ Franz Josef Glacier / Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere NERFINISHED ⓘ Haast Pass / Tioripatea NERFINISHED ⓘ Hollyford Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Milford Sound / Piopiotahi NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	Oceania ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
criteria	(ix) ⓘ (vii) ⓘ (viii) ⓘ (x) ⓘ
culturalContext	significant to Māori, including Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
geologicalSignificance	outstanding example of ongoing tectonic and glacial processes ⓘ
governedBy	Department of Conservation (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature	coastal fiords ⓘ fjords ⓘ glaciers ⓘ lakes ⓘ mountain ranges ⓘ rivers ⓘ temperate rainforests ⓘ
heritageType	natural ⓘ
inscriptionYear	1990 ⓘ
knownFor	ancient Gondwanan flora ⓘ dramatic fjord landscapes ⓘ high endemism of plant and animal species ⓘ intact temperate rainforest ecosystems ⓘ
legalProtectionStatus	World Heritage Area ⓘ national park ⓘ
locatedIn	South Island ⓘ southwest New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameLanguage	Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiordland National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Aspiring National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Tai Poutini National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
translation	the place of greenstone ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Asia and the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId	551 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Tamatea → isWithinWorldHeritageSite → Te Wāhipounamu – South West New Zealand ⓘ

Dooley Stream → geographicArea → Te Wāhipounamu – South West New Zealand ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southwest New Zealand

Anchor Island → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Te Wāhipounamu – South West New Zealand ⓘ

this entity surface form: Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand