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2017/11/24

Milford Sound (New Zealand)

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(Digitized the film photographs taken in December 1999 with scanner)

Mirror Lakes in Fiordland National Park      If it's fine weather, surrounding mountains would be reflected on the lake surface.

Route map      Heading to Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park from Queenstown via Te Anau.
(Copy from Google)
The westerly wind with humidity from Tasman Sea to hit the Southern Alps makes it rain here throughout year.

Hebe brachysiphon

U-shaped valley, a typical scenery of fjord

The eastern entrance of the Homer Tunnel       It's a 1,270 m long road tunnel with single-lane and without lights.

The Chasm        There is an about 15-minute walkway to look around the Chasm.

 From the bridge over the Cleddau River, rocks eroded by the rapids can be viewed.

 View from the bridge

Milford Sound scenic cruise          Mitre Peak can be view a little behind the boat.

The observation lounge with tall viewing windows

Cruising the fjord out to the Tasman Sea in one hour and forty five minutes.

More waterfalls can be seen than usual because it's rain today.


Stirling Falls with a 155 m drop         The boat approaches the falls to get splashed.

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