Milford Sound

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fjord natural feature tourist attraction

Milford Sound is a dramatic fjord in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park, renowned for its towering cliffs, waterfalls, and wildlife-rich cruises.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Milford Sound canonical 9
Milford Sound / Piopiotahi 6
Milford Sound catchment 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fjord ⓘ
natural feature ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessedBy Milford Road (State Highway 94) ⓘ
accessedFrom Te Anau ⓘ
averageAnnualRainfall over 6,000 millimetres ⓘ
climate temperate rainforest climate ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
discoveredByEuropeans John Grono ⓘ
EuropeanDiscoveryCentury 19th century ⓘ
featuredIn New Zealand tourism promotions ⓘ
formedBy glacial erosion ⓘ
governedBy Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ⓘ
hasCliff Mitre Peak ⓘ
hasIsland Harrison Cove ⓘ
hasPort Milford Sound harbour ⓘ
hasWaterfall Bowen Falls ⓘ
Bridal Veil Falls (Milford Sound) ⓘ
Stirling Falls ⓘ
hasWildlife Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki ⓘ
surface form: Fiordland crested penguins

New Zealand fur seal ⓘ
surface form: New Zealand fur seals

bottlenose dolphins ⓘ
dusky dolphins ⓘ
humpback whales (seasonally) ⓘ
little penguins ⓘ
southern right whale ⓘ
surface form: southern right whales (occasionally)
knownFor dramatic scenery ⓘ
high rainfall ⓘ
rainforest ⓘ
towering cliffs ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
wildlife-rich cruises ⓘ
length approximately 15 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Fiordland National Park ⓘ
surface form: Fiordland

Fiordland National Park ⓘ
South Island ⓘ
maximumDepth over 400 metres ⓘ
MāoriName Piopiotahi ⓘ
namedAfter Milford Haven ⓘ
surface form: Milford Haven in Wales
near Milford Sound village ⓘ
opensInto Tasman Sea ⓘ
orientation runs roughly northeast–southwest ⓘ
partOf Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area ⓘ
popularActivity hiking ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
scenic cruises ⓘ
scenic flights ⓘ
region Southland ⓘ
surface form: Southland Region
tourismImportance one of New Zealand’s most visited natural attractions ⓘ
trailheadFor Milford Track ⓘ
type glacial fjord ⓘ
UNESCOStatus part of Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Te Anau → nearbyAttraction → Milford Sound ⓘ
Sutherland Falls → hasNearbySettlement → Milford Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Milford Sound village
Doubtful Sound / Patea → isMoreRemoteThan → Milford Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Milford Sound / Piopiotahi
Doubtful Sound / Patea → isTourismAlternativeTo → Milford Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Milford Sound / Piopiotahi
Te Anau Lake → isGatewayTo → Milford Sound ⓘ
The Divide → roadDistanceFrom → Milford Sound ⓘ
Milford Road (State Highway 94) → connects → Milford Sound ⓘ
Milford Road (State Highway 94) → terminusB → Milford Sound ⓘ
Milford Track → terminus → Milford Sound ⓘ
Milford Track → near → Milford Sound ⓘ
Southland District → containsFiord → Milford Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Milford Sound / Piopiotahi
Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area → contains → Milford Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Milford Sound / Piopiotahi
Tamatea → comparedWith → Milford Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Milford Sound / Piopiotahi
Patea → isLessAccessibleThan → Milford Sound ⓘ
Arthur River → mouthLocatedIn → Milford Sound ⓘ
subject surface form: Arthur River (Fiordland)
Arthur River → flowsInto → Milford Sound ⓘ
subject surface form: Arthur River (Fiordland)
this entity surface form: Milford Sound / Piopiotahi
Arthur River → partOf → Milford Sound ⓘ
subject surface form: Arthur River (Fiordland)
this entity surface form: Milford Sound catchment