Te Wahipounamu
Also known as Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand, Te Wahipounamu, Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand World Heritage Site, Te Wahipounamu South West New Zealand World Heritage Area
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
New Zealand
Inscribed
1990
Area
2,600,000 ha
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Te Wahipounamu is about 260 km west of Dunedin.
Nearest towns and cities
- Invercargill · about 49,000 peopleabout 170 km south-east
- Dunedin · about 118,000 peopleabout 260 km east
- Timaru · about 27,000 peopleabout 320 km east
- Christchurch · about 363,000 peopleabout 450 km east
- Nelson · about 61,000 peopleabout 640 km north-east
- Blenheim · about 30,000 peopleabout 660 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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