Bowen Falls

Fiordland

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March 8th 2008
After Queenstown we went further south to Te Anau, the gateway to the Fjords. We had pre-booked a cruise of Milford Sound, one of the larger but more commercialised fjords. The fact that it's called Milford Sound is actually a mistake, as it is actually a fjord (difference in shape of the river bed). They also mis-spelt the region!! Our cruise was an evening cruise rather than in the day as the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park

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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