Fiordland National Park: Natural Attraction
Places and attractions in the Natural attraction category
Mirror Lakes
Mirror Lakes are a set of lakes lying north of Lake Te Anau and immediately to the west of the road from Te Anau to Milford Sound in New Zealand.
Sutherland Falls
Sutherland Falls is a waterfall near Milford Sound in New Zealand's South Island. At 580 metres the falls were long believed to be the tallest waterfall in New Zealand.
Lake Fergus
Lake Fergus is a lake in the South Island of New Zealand, located at 44°50′42″S 168°6′40″E.
Mitre Peak
Mitre Peak is a mountain in the South Island of New Zealand, located on the shore of Milford Sound.
Mount Luxmore
Mount Luxmore is a mountain in the South Island of New Zealand and visible from the nearby town of Te Anau. The mountain is 1,472 metres high.
Browne Falls
Browne Falls is a waterfall above Doubtful Sound, which is located in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. In a temperate rain forest, the falls cascade down to the fiord near Hall Arm. Heights of 619 metres and 836 metres have been given for the falls.
Lake Poteriteri
Lake Poteriteri is the southernmost of the large lakes in Fiordland National Park in New Zealand's South Island. Only Lakes Hakapoua and Innes lie further south on the southern of New Zealand's two main islands.
Lake Manapouri
Lake Manapouri is located in the South Island of New Zealand. The lake is situated within the Fiordland National Park and the wider region of Te Wahipounamu South West New Zealand World Heritage Area.
Lady Alice Falls
Lady Alice Falls is a tall waterfall in Fiordland, New Zealand. It drops either 656 or 919 feet. The falls are formed by a mountain stream dropping out of a hanging valley down to Doubtful Sound, one kilometre inside Deep Cove.
Lake Monowai
Lake Monowai is a large lake in the southern part of Fiordland National Park, in New Zealand's South Island, 120 kilometres northwest of Invercargill. At an altitude of 180 metres in a long curved valley, the lake appears on maps shaped like a letter "U". The western part of the lake is set in beautiful mountainous country.
Lake Marian
Lake Marian is an alpine lake at the southern end of the Darran Mountains in the Fiordland National Park in the South Island of New Zealand.
Te Ana-au Caves
The Te Ana-au caves are a culturally and ecologically important system of limestone caves on the western shore of Lake Te Anau, in the southwest of New Zealand.
Mackinnon Pass
Mackinnon Pass is the highest point on the Milford Track between Lake Te Anau and the Arthur Valley in Fiordland National Park, which is in the Southland Region of New Zealand. Europeans didn't discover it until 1888 Quintin McKinnon and Ernest Mitchell and a memorial to the discovery stands in its place today.
Lake Gunn
Lake Gunn is a lake in the South Island of New Zealand, located at 44°53′S 168°05′E.
Lake Te Anau
Lake Te Anau is in the southwestern corner of the South Island of New Zealand. The lake covers an area of 344 km², making it the second-largest lake by surface area in New Zealand and the largest in the South Island.
Lake Hauroko
Lake Hauroko is the deepest lake in New Zealand. The lake, which is 462 metres deep, is located in a mountain valley in Fiordland National Park.
Hollyford Valley
Hollyford Valley is a valley in Fiordland, New Zealand, in the southwest of the South Island. It is named for the Hollyford River, which runs north-north-west along its length from the Southern Alps to the Tasman Sea. Beech forest dominates both the slopes and the bottom of the valley.
Mount Tūtoko
Mount Tūtoko is the highest peak in Fiordland National Park, in southwest New Zealand. It lies between the Hollyford Valley and Milford Sound, 15 kilometres due north of the Homer Tunnel at the northern end of the Darran Mountains. The glacier-covered mountain rises to a height of 2,723 metres and is visible from the Hollyford Track.
Grainger Falls
Grainger Falls is a waterfall in Fiordland, New Zealand. It is a combination of a tiered and fan type waterfall. Grainger Falls was first recorded by Andreas Reischek, an Austrian who explored New Zealand in the 1880s.
Helena Falls
Helena Falls is a waterfall in the Fiordland National Park in New Zealand that empties into Doubtful Sound. A walking track from the road end at Doubtful Sound goes to the base of the waterfall. They are named after Helene Fels.
Green Lake
Green Lake is a lake in Hunter Mountains in the Southland Region of New Zealand located to the north of Lake Monowai. The lake has no surface outlets but probably feeds several streams draining to lake Monowai via springs.
Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai
Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai lies at the northern end of Fiordland, in the southwest of New Zealand's South Island. The lake runs from southeast to northwest, is 15 kilometres in length, and covers 28 km².
Mount Edgecumbe
Mount Edgecumbe is a mountain in the Fiordland National Park in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It is situated on the southern side of Cook Channel, an arm of Dusky Sound and is the westernmost of a small mountain range containing several higher but unnamed peaks.
Mount Titiroa
Mt Titiroa is a prominent landmark of the Te Anau Basin area of northern Southland on the eastern flank of Fiordland National Park. It is known for its white granite rock which gives its summit the appearance of lingering snow even throughout the summer months, and is clearly visible from Te Anau township.
Mount Moturau
Mount Moturau is a mountain at height 1,497 m, rising south west of the Hope Arm of Lake Manapouri and clearly visible from Manapouri township. Note: Topographic map C44, Hunter Mountains, GR 2080950E 5497500N. Not named on official mapping pre 10 May 2001.
Aurora Cave
Aurora Cave is a limestone cave, part of the Te Ana-au Caves in Fiordland, in the South Island of New Zealand on the western side of a deep glacial trough containing Lake Te Anau. Aurora Cave is separated by a sump from Te Ana-au Cave.
Lake Alabaster
Lake Alabaster / Wāwāhi Waka, also known by the Māori name of Waiwahuika, lies at the northern end of Fiordland, in the southwest of New Zealand's South Island. The lake runs from northeast to southwest, is six kilometres in length, and covers 7 km².
Lake Innes
Lake Innes is a lake in the South Island of New Zealand. The lake is part of the Aan River. It was named by surveyor John Hay after his colleague John Innes.
Hunter Mountains
The Hunter Mountains of Lake Manapouri, New Zealand, were named by surveyor James McKerrow after the famous anatomist John Hunter. The Hunter Mountain Range covers an area between The South Arm and Hope Arm of Lake Manapouri South to the Green Lake.
Lake Alice
Lake Alice is a small lake at the eastern end of Te Houhou / George Sound approximately 52 km north west of Te Anau in the Southland region of the South Island. The lake is fed by the Edith River and flows into George Sound via Alice Falls.
Franklin Mountains
The Franklin Mountains of New Zealand are a group of peaks in the southwestern area of the South Island, located between Bligh Sound and Lake Te Anau, within Fiordland National Park.
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