Mount Aspiring National Park lies in the Otago and Westland regions of New Zealand's South Island, north of Fiordland National Park, and was established in 1964. Covering about 3,562 square kilometers of the Southern Alps, it contains more than 100 glaciers and U-shaped valleys carved during the Otira Ice Age roughly 16,000 to 18,000 years ago. Its namesake peak, Mount Aspiring or Tititea, rises to 3,033 meters, and the park forms part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site. It is popular for tramping and mountaineering, with the Haast Pass forming one of the main routes across the Southern Alps.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyDepartment of Conservation 1 IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO World Heritage Site 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Department of Conservation 1 Sources
1. Mount Aspiring National Park (Wikipedia)
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Mount Aspiring National Park is in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, north of Fiordland National Park, situated in Otago and Westland regions.
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Department of Conservation
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Its namesake peak, Mount Aspiring or Tititea, rises to 3,033 meters, and the park forms part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site.
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Department of Conservation
View the Source 2. Mount Aspiring National Park (Wikidata)
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Wikidata item Q1070905
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- Part Of: New Zealand, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the Source Wikidata: Mount Aspiring National Park
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