Wellington
Wellington
Australia
AUSTRALIA
Yes
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"New Zealand's capital city is Wellington It is situated between the Remutaka Range and Cook Strait near the southwest tip of the North Island. The administrative hub of the Wellington Region, Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand and the second-largest in the North Island. It is the southernmost sovereign state capital in the world.In terms of average wind speed, Wellington is the windiest city in the world and has a mild maritime environment. The city has become ingrained in the worldwide consciousness as ""the coolest little capital"" because to the efforts of Positively Wellington Tourism.It has long been hailed as the ""cultural and creative capital"" of New Zealand. A ship from the New Zealand Company arrived in 1839 with representatives tasked with choosing a location for the company's first settlement. The original location near the Hutt River mouth turned out to be inappropriate, thus Lambton Harbour on the west shore was used instead. In 1840, the settlement was given its name in appreciation of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who provided assistance to the firm. Wellington serves as the nation's communications and transportation center. All areas of the North Island can be reached by rail and road, and the capital is connected to the South Island by ferries to Picton. The hub of the nation's internal aviation network is the city's international airport. The harbor, which serves both domestic and foreign ships, exports meats, wood goods, dairy products, wool, and fruit while importing minerals, automobiles, and petroleum products. With a focus on government, corporate services, and finance, the economy is mostly service-based. Additionally, Wellington serves as a regional hub for education and health. The film industry is expanding, and tourism is significant. Even though the city's production has decreased since the late 1980s, the area still produces chemicals, plastics, and machinery in addition to having a printing sector. Wellington is home to Massey University and Victoria University. The biennial New Zealand Festival of the Arts, the biennial Wellington Jazz Festival, the biennial Capital E National Arts Festival for Children, and other high-profile events and cultural celebrations like the World of Wearable Art, TEDxWellington, Cuba Street Carnival, Wellington On a Plate, the New Zealand Fringe Festival, the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, the New Zealand Affordable Art Show, Out In The Square, Beervana, and the Homegrown Music Festival are all held in Wellington. The eastern suburb of Miramar has been transformed into a hub for filmmaking, post-production, and special effects by filmmakers Sir Peter Jackson, Sir Richard Taylor, and an expanding group of creative professionals, earning the nickname ""Wellywood.""Jackson's businesses include Stone Street Studios, which is close to Wellington Airport, Wētā Workshop, Wētā FX, Camperdown Studios, and the post-production firm Park Road Post.
Kruger National Park Africa
Kruger National Park Africa
Africa
AFRICAN
Yes
37
Covering 19,623 km2 (7,576 sq mi), Kruger National Park is located in the northeastern South African provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo. It stretches 65 km (40 mi) from east to west and 360 km (220 mi) from north to south. Skukuza is home to the administrative headquarters. The South African Republic's government first protected portions of the park in 1898, and in 1926 it was designated as the country's first national park. It is a part of the biosphere reserve known as the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere. Kruger National Park is home to all five of the big game creatures and boasts 147 species of large mammals, more than any other game reserve in Africa. Webcams have been installed to watch the wildlife. There are believed to be just 400 African wild dog packs in all of South Africa, and Kruger is home to packs of these endangered animals. There is a reasonably consistent group of bird species from the park's southern to central regions, but the mopane-dominated flatlands north of the Olifants show a fall in richness.The larger birds of prey, on the other hand, breed during the dry winter, when their prey is most exposed, whereas the majority of species breed during the summer, when rainfall sustain the majority of vegetable and animal food. In 1918, Kruger National Park was declared, and a commission was formed to oversee its development and planning. A government officer named Johannes Andries (Dries) de Ridder served as the commission's first secretary. After 44 years in charge of the Kruger Park, Warden James Stevenson-Hamilton retired on April 30, 1946. Colonel J. A. B. Sandenbergh of the South African Air Force took his post. The government forcibly removed the Makuleke people from the northern portion of the park in 1969, and approximately 1500 of them were relocated to territory in the south so that their original tribal lands could be incorporated into the larger Kruger National Park. The famed Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros, and buffalo) are among the remarkably diverse species that makes Kruger National Park famous. The park, which spans about two million hectares, draws tourists from all around the world with its unmatched wildlife viewing opportunities.