Milford Sound National Park in the southwestern end of New Zealand South Island largest fjord, is also the most perfectly preserved natural landscape fjord in New Zealand. 200 million years ago, thousands of meters thick huge glaciers left after the removal of deep gorges, poured into the sea water to form today’s fjord, which is the longest embedded land 40 km. 14 fjord Park, only two fjords initial development, for people to tour.

Among New Zealand’s Fiordland Milford Sound is the most simple and beautiful, “Sound” mean deep fjords. Into the Fiordland National Park visitors mostly want to take a boat tour of Milford Sound. Fjord both sides are steep rock faces. Mitre Peak vertically from the sea where they stand and Elephant height of 1692 m and 1517 m respectively table into the park’s most symbolic landscape. Numerous waterfalls, hanging on a cliff, like river plunging down straight into the sea, including the largest Bowen waterfall drop of 160 meters. Distance from Bowen waterfall not far underwater observation room, you can see the mysterious underwater world of the fjord.

New Zealand Fjord underwater environment Large amounts of fresh water from the surrounding hills to vent into the fjord, fjords sea surface plot thick fresh water, sea water temperature is not easy to spread, also inhibit the role of the tide of the fjord below, plus both side mountain to form a shadow in the water , resulting in the the unique fjord underwater environment similar to the deep sea. Usually black coral growth in the tens of meters to one thousand meters fjord deep sea , can also be seen in the shallow water of less than 30 m deep fjord. In addition, the Fiordland National Park is also whales, sea lions and a variety of island paradise, when sailing boat, you can see their shadow everywhere.

New Zealand fjord original style The entire fjord scenic retained New Zealand’s original style. In fact, the kind of the endless view of the pasture and cattle and sheep flocks not New Zealand’s original appearance. After the invasion of the Europeans, most of the land on the island has became a pasture and farmland causing the original forest coverage rate dropped to less than 20% of the entire island, and now, almost all of the original forest cover large ferns are located in the southwest of New Zealand landscape district.

New Zealand South Island, tens of millions of years been isolated from other land, the formation of a special species, such as the famous New Zealand Crake, Kiwi bird unique here. Fiordland National Park became these rare birds and animals threatened with extinction, the few remaining habitats. Fiordland National Park as a natural heritage of this land without the destruction of human civilization, and in1990 load as the UNESCO World Heritage List.