With a mean annual rainfall of 6,412 mm (252 in)
each year, a high level even for the west coast, Milford Sound is known as the
wettest inhabited place in New Zealand and one of the wettest in the world.
Rainfall can reach 250 mm (10 inches) during a span of 24
hours.
Seals, penguins and bottlenose dolphins frequent the waters,
and whales, especially humpback whales and southern right whales are
increasingly observed due to recoveries of each species.
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The 151 metre (495 ft) Stirling Falls were named
after Frederick Stirling, Captain of the HMS Clio. Stirling (1829 – November 1885) was a Royal
Navy officer who was a son of Admiral Sir James Stirling, the first
Governor of Western Australia.
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The 162-metre (531 ft) Lady Bowen Falls are named after Diamantina Bowen, wife of George Bowen, the fifth Governor of New Zealand.
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| Backpackers' hostel and visitor centre. Milford is the only place in Fiordland which has road access to any of the fiords |
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| View back down the fiord from the head of the fiord |
Even more photos later!
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