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Kel @ Milford Sound

A Sound, A Fiord, or an Inlet: They All Seem Similar to Me

May 1st 2007
A Sound, A Fiord, or an Inlet: They All Seem Similar to Me Milford Sound The whole reason we chose to stay in Te Anau was to visit nearby Milford Sound. This body of water is one of the more famous destinations in New Zealand up there with Queenstown and Franz Joseph Glacier. This cove is not a sound but actually a fiord, which is defined as an inlet formed by abrasion at ... read more
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New Zealand Flag 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
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