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Fiordland National Park

National Park

Fiordland National Park is a national park in the southwest corner of the South Island of New Zealand, established in 1952 and, at roughly 12,607 square kilometres, the largest of New Zealand's national parks. The park protects a rugged glacially carved landscape of steep-walled fiords, including Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound, dense temperate rainforest and remote mountain wilderness, and it is administered by New Zealand's Department of Conservation. It forms the largest component of the Te Wahipounamu South West New Zealand UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed in 1990. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 1
Established Year
1952 1
Area (sq km)
12,607 1
Governing Body
Department of Conservation, New Zealand 1
IUCN Category
II 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Department of Conservation 1
FAQs

Is Fiordland National Park the same thing as the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site?

No. It is one of four national parks inside the larger Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site.

No. Fiordland National Park is one part of the Te Wahipounamu South West New Zealand World Heritage Site, not the whole of it. UNESCO's record says the property includes four national parks, Fiordland, Mount Aspiring, Mount Cook and Westland, together with nature reserves, scientific reserves, scenic reserves and other protected areas. When a source gives a size or a date for the World Heritage Site, it is describing that larger group of reserves, not Fiordland alone.
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New Zealand, Countries
Source Fiordland National Park (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Fiordland National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • lead section
    Fiordland National Park is a national park in the south-west corner of South Island of New Zealand.
  • Introduction
    Fiordland National Park is a national park in the southwest corner of the South Island of New Zealand, established in 1952 and, at roughly 12,607 square kilometres, the largest of New Zealand's national parks.
  • Governing body field (existing citation)
    Department of Conservation, New Zealand
  • Lead section
    It is the largest of the 13 national parks in New Zealand, with an area of 12,607 km2 (4,868 sq mi). The park occupies almost half of the area of Te Wāhipounamu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site established in 1990, and is administered by the Department of Conservation (DOC).
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Wikidata: Fiordland National Park
  • Wikidata Q877719, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Part Of: New Zealand, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: New Zealand
On Continent: Australia, Wikidata item for New Zealand, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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