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291 metres (955 ft) [1] Milford Sound (Māori: Piopiotahi, officially gazetted as Milford Sound/Piopiotahi) is a fiord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. It has been judged the world's top travel destination in an ...
Ngāi Tahu. Milford Sound (Māori: Piopiotahi) is a small village located deep within Fiordland National Park in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It is located at the head of the fiord also called Milford Sound. The village and fiord are one of the most visited places in New Zealand, receiving about one million day visitors per year.
The Milford Track is a hiking route in New Zealand, located amidst mountains and temperate rain forest in Fiordland National Park in the southwest of the South Island. The 53.5 km (33.2 mi) hike starts at Glade Wharf at the head of Lake Te Anau and finishes in Milford Sound at Sandfly Point, traversing rainforests, wetlands, and an alpine pass.
Mitre Peak Mitre Peak, Milford Sound Highest point Elevation 1,683 m (5,522 ft) Prominence 95 m (312 ft) Parent peak Aoraki / Mount Cook Coordinates 44°37′57″S 167°51′22″E / 44.63250°S 167.85611°E / -44.63250; 167.85611 Geography Mitre Peak South Island, New Zealand Mitre Peak (Māori: Rahotu) is a mountain in the South Island of New Zealand, it is located on the shore ...
State Highway 94 is a New Zealand state highway connecting the large Southland town of Gore with one of New Zealand's most popular destinations, Milford Sound.It also passes the significant townships of Lumsden and Te Anau as well going through the Homer Tunnel (in this area it is also called the 'Milford Road', with the section from Te Anau up to the Sound being 119 kilometres or 74 miles). [1]
The Routeburn Track is a 32 km tramping (hiking) track found in the South Island of New Zealand. [2] The track can be done in either direction, starting on the Queenstown side of the Southern Alps, at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu or on the Te Anau side, at the Divide, several kilometres from the Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound.