![Aoraki-Mount Cook National Park , New Zealand Aoraki-Mount Cook National Park , New Zealand](http://pinlovely.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Aoraki-Mount-Cook-National-Park-New-Zealand-620x1150.jpg)
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park is in the South Island of New Zealand near the town of Twizel. Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand’s highest mountain and Aoraki/Mount Cook village lie within the park. The area was gazetted as a national park in October 1953 and consists of reserves that were established as early as 1887 to protect the area’s significant vegetation and landscape.
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