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Fiordland

Fiordland is a region situated on the south eastern corner of the South Island of New Zealand. Most of is covered by the Fiordland National Park. Which covers an area of 12,120 square kilometres, making the largest national park in New Zealand and one of the largest in the world.

The name Fiordland comes from a corruption of the Norwegian word fjord. Fiordland features a number of fjords, of which Milford Sound is the best known.

Situated within Fiordland are Browne Falls and Sutherland Falls which rank amoung the tallest waterfalls in the world.





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