Map of Fjordland

March 17 – Fjordland National Park, New Zealand

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March 17th 2014
Hello from our last destination in New Zealand. Today we sailed through parts of the most southwesterly portion of New Zealand. During the night we rounded the southern tip of NZ and we sail somewhere around 47 degree south latitude (between South Island and Stewart Island). There was some turbulence, but not bad. If anyone is interesting in checking, look up what is at 47 degrees North and that†... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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