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NaturalRef. 551

Te Wahipounamu

Natural World Heritage property in New Zealand, inscribed in 1990 under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).

Te Wahipounamu, New Zealand
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Australian Convict SitesGreater Blue Mountains AreaLord Howe Island GroupMacquarie IslandNew Zealand Subantarctic IslandsSydney Opera HouseTasmanian WildernessTe WahipounamuTongariro National Park45.036° S, 167.320° E
State Party
New Zealand
Year of inscription
1990
Criteria
viiviiiixx
Area of property
26,000 km²
Location
Southland Region
What it is
group of protected areas
Component parts
4 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 551 · Wikidata Q575398

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

New Zealand Subantarctic Islands, New Zealand642 kmNew Zealand Subantarctic IslandsNew Zealand · 1998NaturalTongariro National Park, New Zealand940 kmTongariro National ParkNew Zealand · 1990MixedMacquarie Island, Australia1225 kmMacquarie IslandAustralia · 1997NaturalLord Howe Island Group, Australia1660 kmLord Howe Island GroupAustralia · 1982NaturalTasmanian Wilderness, Australia1713 kmTasmanian WildernessAustralia · 1982MixedSydney Opera House, Australia1853 kmSydney Opera HouseAustralia · 2007Cultural
New Zealand

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1990

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