Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand

Overview

The landscape in this park, situated in south-west New Zealand, has been shaped by successive glaciations into fjords, rocky coasts, towering cliffs, lakes and waterfalls. Two-thirds of the park is covered with southern beech and podocarps, some of which are over 800 years old. The kea, the only alpine parrot in the world, lives in the park, as does the rare and endangered takahe, a large flightless bird.

Selection Criteria

(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)

Components(1 location)

• •Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand551

Details

Countries

New Zealand

ISO Codes

NZ

Area

2,600,000 ha

Coordinates

-45.0360, 167.3196