Milford Sound is a fiord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. It has been judged the w
Bottlenose dolphins swim under a rainbow.
Two swaggers boiling a billy of tea, Milford Sound by John H. Gibb, oil on canvas Christchurch 1886
The 151-metre (495 ft) Stirling Falls were named after Frederick Stirling, Captain of HMS Clio.
Fiordland is a non-administrative geographical region of New Zealand in the south-western corner of the South Island, comprising the western third of Southland. Most of Fiordland is dominated by the s
Fiordland's landscape is characterised by deep fiords along the coast...
...and U-shaped valleys carved by glaciers.
Fraser Beach on the eastern shore of Lake Manapouri
Mountains reach over 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in the northern parts of Fiordland.