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Blog #13 - Queen Charlotte Track - Day 1

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December 19th 2010
Blog #13 Queen Charlotte Track Day 1– November 30 - The Marlborough Sounds were beautiful. A ‘sound’ is formed, geologically speaking, by rivers carving valleys to the sea, and subsequently the sea waters rising, creating steep and narrow inlets, Our journey b ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Marlborough

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more