New Zealand Sounds South Island

Fjords of New Zealand

New Zealand's fjords are all situated in the south-west of the South Island, in a hilly area known as Fiordland. In New Zealand the notation " is used instead of " fish erman's fjords ", although all marine fjords use the same name. Marlborough Sounds, a succession of coves in the coastal line at the north tip of the South Island, are actually submerged riverbanks or rhias.

The Thompson Sound is separating Secretary Island from the continent and connecting with Doubtful Sound and Bradshaw Sound upcountry. Bradshaw Sound estuary is located on Doubtful Sound, about 12 km from the Tasman Sea. The glacier dales are also filled by a number of ponds in the Fiordland and Otago area.

The Te Anau lake has three west branches, which are fjords (and so called). The fjord at Lake McKerrow is a muddy muzzle. The Wakatipu Lake occupies a large glacier vale, as do the Hakapoua, Poteriteri, Monowai and Hauroko in the extreme south of Fiordland.

Manapouri Lake has fjords as its western, northern and southern branches. Distances from the coast to the top of the longest fjord inland.

Located on the western shore of South Island, Milford Sound is a blend of stunning scenery with stunning views on every nook and cranny.

Located on the western shore of South Island, Milford Sound is a blend of stunning scenery with stunning views on every nook and cranny. Rudyard Kipling described Milford Sound as the "eighth wonder of the world" and it was engraved by the glacier during the glacial age. The fjord rocks tower perpendicularly out of the darkness of the water, the mountains scratch off the skies and falls fall down from a height of up to 1000m.

In the Milford Sounds, when it is raining, and it often does, these falls proliferate with a great effect. Boating - in the daytime or over night - is an ideal way to enjoy the music.