Fiordland National Park is one of
the great wilderness areas in the world. A
landscape of immense scale and
beauty with snow-capped mountains, towering
waterfalls, crystal clear lakes and native
forests. Attractions:
Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound,
Glowworm Caves and the Milford Track.
World Heritage status was
granted by .UNESCO .in
recognition of the unique diversity and pristine
condition
of the area. Plants and animals which were once
found on the ancient super-continent of .Gondwana .still
exist in Fiordland. Underwater
Observatory
Fiordland is the
refuge of the worlds only flightless parrot, the Kakapo. It is the
home of the Takahe a rare
flightless bird, thought to be extinct until
rediscovered in 1948. The only mountain parrots
in the world, Kea
are often seen on the drive to Milford Sound.
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