Locked between Golden Bay and Tasman Bay at the north end of the South Island, Abel Tasman National Park is the smallest national park in New Zealand. The park is named after a European explorer Abel Tasman. Tasman was the first person to sight New Zealand in 1642 and anchored near the Golden Bay.
Abel Tasman National Park is a forested hilly area with considerable flora and fauna. Petrels, shags, penguins, gulls, terns, and herons are the birds that frequent this area.
A private funded trust named Project Janszoon works to conserve and restore the Park’s ecosystem. This name too has got something to do with the European explorer; Janszoon is Tasman’s middle name!
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