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Mitre Peak rises 1,692 m (5,550 ft) from Milford Sound - PHOTOs Malcolm
McCrow |
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Shortly after leaving the jetty, boats pass Bowen Falls (left)
which is over 160 m high. Mount Kimberley or Lion Mountain
(right) is reminiscent of Cape Town's Lion's Head. -
PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Outbound boats keep close to the south side of the fiord
(left); one of the many lesser, but spectacular water falls
(right)
- PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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is a ten mile journey down the fiord to the Tasman Sea at Anita Bay -
PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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The FIORDLAND NAVIGATOR entering Milford Sound where often seals can be
seen basking on the rocks - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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The Stirling Falls are five metres less in height than the Bowen Falls,
but boats can get close inshore - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Passengers standing up for'a'd get wet! PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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From the Sirling Falls boats proceed to the placid Harrison Cove - the
fiord's most sheltered anchorage - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Returning to the head of the Sound: Harrison Cove (left);
Mount Kimberley, otherwise known as the Lion, is over 1,300 m in height
- PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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