Fiordland National Park is one of the precious natural icons of New Zealand. It is an internationally recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Tea River (Greenstone Stone). It is home to the glaciers, alpine mountains, and unique flora and fauna that have existed since New Zealand became part of the supercontinent of Gondwanaland.
Fiordland National Park covers 1.2 million hectares of mountain, lake, fjord, and rainforest areas and is administered by the Department of Conservation. Human activities are limited in Fiordland due to challenging and wild landscapes. The original Maori came to Fordland to hunt, fish. Long after, European seals and whales took up residence in the Fairs and built a handful of small settlements, which were the first European settlements in New Zealand. But overall the steepness of the terrain, the incredible isolation, and the humid climate of New Zealand prevented everything except the hardest things to settle in the region.
This national park is famous all over the world for its amazing feather collection. The funny thing is that it’s noisy. Interestingly, both conditions are correct. Fiord is a geological term for an ice-carved landscape submerged in water (usually by sea), while the sound is a geographical term for a large ocean entrance. Look at the map of the tropical west coast of the South Island and read it by both Maori and English names. Everyone there has their own story. It was named Fiordland to express the sense of glory that the whole territory provides.
