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Tongariro National Park

Mixed World Heritage property in New Zealand, inscribed in 1990 under criteria (vi), (vii), (viii).

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
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Lord Howe Island GroupNew Zealand Subantarctic IslandsTe WahipounamuTongariro National Park39.200° S, 175.583° E
State Party
New Zealand
Year of inscription
1990
Type
Mixed
Criteria
viviiviii
Area of property
79,596 ha
Location
Manawatū-Whanganui Region
What it is
national park
Founded or built
1887
Official website
nationalpark.co.nz/
Reference
WHC 421 · Wikidata Q202845

Why it is on the List

(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.(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.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Te Wahipounamu, New Zealand940 kmTe WahipounamuNew Zealand · 1990NaturalNew Zealand Subantarctic Islands, New Zealand1482 kmNew Zealand Subantarctic IslandsNew Zealand · 1998NaturalLord Howe Island Group, Australia1717 kmLord Howe Island GroupAustralia · 1982NaturalMacquarie Island, Australia2123 kmMacquarie IslandAustralia · 1997NaturalSydney Opera House, Australia2249 kmSydney Opera HouseAustralia · 2007CulturalAustralian Convict Sites, Australia2289 kmAustralian Convict SitesAustralia · 2010Cultural
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