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Tongariro National Park

New Zealand
Date of Inscription: 1990
Extension: 1993
Criteria: (vi)(vii)(viii)
Core zone: 79596 ha
S39 17 27 E175 33 44
Ref: 421bis

Brief Description

In 1993 Tongariro became the first property to be inscribed on the World Heritage List under the revised criteria describing cultural landscapes. The mountains at the heart of the park have cultural and religious significance for the Maori people and symbolize the spiritual links between this community and its environment. The park has active and extinct volcanoes, a diverse range of ecosystems and some spectacular landscapes.

Notes

  • Property inscribed for both geological and ecological values under natural criterion N (ii) before 1994. Criterion N (i) [Operational Guidelines 2002] was added. For more details see Decision 30.COM 8D.1.

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