Nelson Lakes National Park
- Nelson Lakes National Park
-
park in northern South Island, New Zealand. The park was established in 1956 and has an area of 393 square miles (1,018 square km). It is named after its chief focal points, the scenic lakes of Rotoiti and Rotoroa. The park is bounded by the Braeburn and Muntz ranges (
northwest), Robert Range (
north),
St. Arnaud Range (
east), and Ella Range (
west). These mountain ranges have an average elevation of 5,000 feet (1,500 m). The three rivers whose course is wholly within the park are the Travers (flowing into Lake Rotoiti), the
Sabine, and the D'Urville (flowing into Lake Rotoroa). The park's rugged, mountainous terrain is covered with beech forests, and near the lakes are scattered rimu, matai, miro, rata, and kahikatea and other distinctive trees. Deer and opossum have done considerable damage to vegetation. Other wildlife includes chamois, wild pig, bat, and hare. There are facilities for camping and boating, and the rugged terrain also offers mountaineering, hunting, skiing, and fishing. The headquarters are at St. Arnaud.
* * *
Universalium.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Nelson Lakes National Park — IUCN Category II (National Park) … Wikipedia
Nelson Lakes National Park — Nelson Lakes Daten und Fakten Gründung: 1956 Lage: Neuseeland Südinsel … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nelson-Lakes-Nationalpark — Nelson Lakes Nationalpark … Deutsch Wikipedia
Powelliphanta "Nelson Lakes" — Taxobox name = Powelliphanta Nelson Lakes image caption = A Powelliphanta of unknown species. image width = 250 status = regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Pulmonata familia = Rhytididae genus = Powelliphanta species … Wikipedia
Alpine Lodge St Arnaud (Nelson Lakes) — Alpine Lodge St Arnaud country: New Zealand, city: Nelson Lakes (St. Arnaud) Alpine Lodge St Arnaud Alpine Lodge is an architecturally styled lodge in a natural setting at the very edge of Nelson Lakes National Park. It is a superb accommodation… … International hotels
Nelson, New Zealand — Nelson City Whakatū Unitary authority A view of Nelson from the Centre of New Zealand … Wikipedia
National parks of New Zealand — National Park, New Zealand is the name of a village and railway station near Tongariro National Park. Map of New Zealand with the national parks marked in green. The national parks of New Zealand are 14 protected areas administered by the… … Wikipedia
Glacier National Park — Parc national de Glacier Pour les articles homonymes, voir Parc national de Glacier (homonymie). Parc national de Glacier Glacier National Park Catégorie II de la CMAP (Parc national) … Wikipédia en Français
Nelson — may refer to: Contents 1 People 2 Geography 2.1 Australia 2.2 … Wikipedia
Darien Lakes State Park — is a state park located in western Genesee County, New York, United States, near Darien Center, which is at the intersection of Routes US 20 and NY 77. This road can be accessed via exit 48A on the New York State Thruway. The park entrance is on… … Wikipedia
