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4 unusual facts about Egmont National Park


Egmont National Park

A rich Northern rātā/Rimu/Broadleaf forest is present, although the entire park ecosystem displays distinct patterns of vegetative zonation - the former two large species of tree are common at lower elevations whereas Kamahi tends to dominate the stunted high altitude forest.

It is named after the mountain which dominates its environs, which itself was named by Captain Cook after John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, the First Lord of the Admiralty who promoted Cook's first voyage.

James Bruce Irwin

He and his friend Sid Gibson used to collect and draw orchids in nearby Egmont National Park.

Joan Faulkner-Blake

From 1944–1948 she and her husband leased the Dawson Falls Lodge, Egmont National Park, and there she gained an appreciation for the flora and fauna and traditional lore of the region’s National Parks.



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