Facts About Our National Parks!

For last weeks geography we did national parks here are the facts I found.

Egmont: Taranaki is said to have carved out the Wanganui Rivr on a tragic flight home.

Kahurangi: This park is the 2nd largest in New Zealand.

Abel Tasman: Tasman’s log records that a little after night-fall on 18 December 1642 while his ships the Heemskerck and Zeehaen lay at anchor in the bay, four canoes manned by local Maori came to the ships. 

Nelson Lakes: This park has over 10 of New Zealand's lake.

Tongario: This national park is NZ's oldest.

Whanganui: Maori culture is very important there.

Paparoa: The famous Pancake Rocks are located here.

Westland: Between 1864-5 16,000 gold miners came here to mine

Nelson Lakes: Brown Trout fishing here is epic!

Arthur's Pass: This was the first National Park in the South Island.

Mt. Aspiring: This was the filming location for Isengard in The Lord Of The Rings.

Aoraki/Mt. Cook: 19 mountains here that are over 3,000m.

Rakiura: This park covers the majority of Stewart Island.

Fiordland: This park was only established in 1952.