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All International Dark Sky Places
Find a Dark Sky Place — there are over 160,000 square kilometers of protected land and night skies in 22 countries on 6 continents.
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![Aoraki Mackenzie (New Zealand)](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/01/Crux_and_Church_aoraki.jpg)
Aoraki Mackenzie
Reserves
New Zealand
![Carol Comer](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2019/05/T-scaled-1440x994.jpeg)
Aotea Great Barrier Island
Sanctuaries
New Zealand
![The historic church cellar door under the Milky Way.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/05/Kawarau-Gibbston-Dark-Sky-Park-Church-1440x945.png)
Kawarau Gibbston Dark Sky Park
Parks
New Zealand
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2020/03/Niue_Dark-Sky_Mark-Russell_Full-Resolution-42-scaled-1440x2160.jpg)
Niue
Communities
Niue
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2020/03/Niue_Dark-Sky_Mark-Russell_Full-Resolution-42-scaled-1440x2160.jpg)
Niue
Sanctuaries
Niue
![Matarkiki rising over the Oxford Foothills](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/01/Pic1-Matariki-Rising-over-the-Oxford-Foothills-at-Dawn-New-Year-arrives-in-Aotearoa-1440x1080.jpg)
Oxford Forest Conservation Area, New Zealand
Parks
New Zealand
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2019/01/Rebecca-Wilson-Jennings-Rakiura-20161104-DSC01265-1440x962.jpg)
Stewart Island / Rakiura
Sanctuaries
New Zealand
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2020/07/Wai-itiDarkSkyParkPromo-700px-366px.jpg)
Wai-Iti
Parks
New Zealand
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2023/01/Glen-Butler_aurora-1440x960.jpg)
Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve
Reserves
New Zealand
As of 1 August 2020, DarkSky no longer accepts new nominations for the Dark Sky Friendly Development of Distinction program, so those are not listed here.