Sunrise at the Fiordland

Milford Sound

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April 17th 2007
Huge waterfall Milford Sound is a very famous scenic highlight of New Zealand. Actually a fiord, Milford Sound (also known as Piopiotahi in Maori) was carved out when the sea flooded a glacial valley many years ago! It is approximately 16km in length making it not difficult to see the whole area. It is not particularly wide for a fiord (widest part 1km), but is very deep (deepest part 300m) and fi ... read more

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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