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Arthur's Pass National Park

National Park

Arthur's Pass National Park sits in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand, established in 1929 and covering about 1,185 square kilometers of mostly mountainous terrain. State Highway 73 crosses the park, dividing a drier eastern side of mountain beech forest and wide riverbeds from a wetter western side of dense rainforest with podocarp and rata trees. The Department of Conservation manages the park for tramping, skiing, hunting, and mountaineering alongside conservation of native species such as the orange-fronted parakeet and blue duck.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1929 2
Area (sq km)
1184.7 2
Governing Body
Department of Conservation 1
IUCN Category
II 2
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Department of Conservation 1
Sources
1. Arthur's Pass National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Arthur's Pass National Park is located in the South Island of New Zealand and covers 1,185 km2 of mostly mountainous terrain.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Department of Conservation
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Department of Conservation
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2. Arthur's Pass National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata item Q712300
    P31 protected-area class match, verified by search+class allow-list
  • Part Of: New Zealand, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Arthur's Pass National Park
Wikidata Q712300, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: New Zealand
On Continent: Australia, Wikidata item for New Zealand, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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