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Milford Sounds Walking Track, New Zealand

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January 26th 2006
Background Milford Sounds is one of the wettest places in the world. It gets over 6 metres of a rain a year! Some say it is one of the Seven Wonders of the World! The trek itself is an amazing experience; walking it with some six of your mates makes it even better! The walk itself is 53.5km, over four days Day One: Glade Wharf - Clinton Hut 5km Before starting the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park » Milford Sound

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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