Author : Neville Peat
Publisher : Otago University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781877372278
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (722 download)
Book Synopsis Wild Fiordland by : Neville Peat
Download or read book Wild Fiordland written by Neville Peat and published by Otago University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world largely modified by humans, Fiordland is a breathing space for nature. It is one of the planet's great wilderness areas, where monumental landscapes combine with a mosaic of miniature worlds. Located on the southwest coast of New Zealand, much of its landscape was formed by great valleys carved out by glaciers which are now half-drowned. Milford Sound is one of New Zealand's most remote but necessary tourist destinations, while Dusky Sound provided a home to Captain Cook's Resolution and its scientists, as well as artist William Hodges, for five weeks in 1773. This book is for travellers, nature-lovers and scientists alike.