Proper noun
Fiordland
A mountainous and largely uninhabited region with many fiords (actually named sounds) in the south-western part of the South Island of New Zealand, virtually all of which is a national park.
Are we still trying to eradicate it, are we trying to contain it or are we happy for it to become part of the Fiordland ecosystem?" Source: Internet
The wettest area by far is the rugged Fiordland region, in the south-west of the South Island, which has between 5000 and 8000 mm of rain per year, with up to 15,000 mm in isolated valleys, amongst the highest recorded rainfalls in the world. Source: Internet
‘‘There is moderate confidence of significant heavy rain for Fiordland and Westland on Saturday, and for northern Westland early Sunday, with significant spillover into the Otago and Canterbury headwaters. Source: Internet
The Hump Ridge Track in southern Fiordland and Rakiura on Stewart Island were other Great Walk options, along with dozens of short hikes and day trips. Source: Internet
"The rainfall event has opened up a big bunch of new slips for us so in Fiordland, they're very steep, they have a lot of material on them and they take a long time to settle down so this rainfall now will bring more material. Source: Internet
"There are only two to five people per boat; it’s paying the bills each trip but we want to show people that Te Anau is open, Fiordland Jet is open so we’ve decided to run the boats." Source: Internet