West Coast

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West Coast is a sparsely populated, rugged region on the western side of New Zealand’s South Island, known for its dramatic coastline, rainforests, glaciers, and mining history.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
West Coast canonical 13
West Coast Region 9

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf region of New Zealand
borders Canterbury region
linked to: Canterbury Region

Otago region (at Haast Pass area)
linked to: Otago Region

Tasman region
linked to: Tasman District
climate high rainfall
oceanic climate
contains Fox Glacier
Franz Josef Glacier
Kahurangi National Park (part)
Paparoa National Park
Westland Tai Poutini National Park
country New Zealand
economySector dairy farming
forestry
mining
tourism
hasCoastlineOn Tasman Sea
hasHistoricIndustry gold rush
hasHistoricTown Denniston
Reefton
Ross
hasIndigenousPeople Ngāi Tahu
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
hasMountainRange Southern Alps
isInIslandGroup South Island regions
isPartOf Te Waipounamu
knownFor coal mining
dramatic coastline
glaciers
gold mining
mining history
pounamu (greenstone)
temperate rainforests
largestTown Greymouth
locatedIn South Island
locatedOnSideOfIsland western side of South Island
majorTown Hokitika
Westport
officialLanguage English
Māori
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
regionalCouncil West Coast Regional Council
regionalCouncilSeat Greymouth
terrainCharacteristic rugged
timeZone New Zealand Daylight Time
New Zealand Standard Time
touristAttraction Hokitika Gorge
Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki
transportRoute State Highway 6 NERFINISHED
TranzAlpine railway (eastern access via Arthur’s Pass)

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Island hasRegion West Coast
Canterbury Region borderedBy West Coast Region
linked to: West Coast
Mount Aspiring National Park locatedIn West Coast Region
linked to: West Coast
Greymouth locatedIn West Coast Region
linked to: West Coast
Greymouth isRegionalCentreFor West Coast Region
linked to: West Coast
Tasman District borders West Coast Region
linked to: West Coast
Otago borders West Coast
Arthur's Pass National Park locatedIn West Coast Region
linked to: West Coast
Kahurangi National Park locatedInRegion West Coast Region
linked to: West Coast
Crusaders representsProvince West Coast
Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area locatedIn West Coast Region
linked to: West Coast
Open Bay Islands partOf West Coast Region
linked to: West Coast
Westport locatedIn West Coast
Vredenburg locatedIn West Coast
SOI–West regionServed West Coast
Seals Stadium region West Coast
Pu$haz Ink associatedRegion West Coast
Lights Out regionAssociatedWith West Coast
Lay Low featuresRegion West Coast