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Fiordland, New Zealand
The stunning beauty of New Zealand’s Fiordland, steeped in Māori legend, feared by Captain Cook.
- Milford, Doubtful and Dusky are the three most notable of Fiordland's sounds.
- Milford Sound is often voted the most beautiful location on Earth.
- Rainfall in Milford Sound can reach 250mm in just 24 hrs.
- The Māori inhabited Milford Sound over 1000 years ago.
- Doubtful Sound got its name from Captain Cook who wouldn’t sail into the fiord as he was doubtful that he would be able to get it back out.
- The bottlenose dolphins that live in Doubtful Sound can grow up to 4 metres in length.
- New Zealand is one of the original five founding members of the Commonwealth.

Dan Snow encounters a pod of bottlenose dolphins as he kayaks down Doubtful Sound
This deep water Sound is home to some of the largest bottlenose dolphins in the world.

Snow-capped mountains over Fiordland

Dan Snow in Fiordland

Bottlenose dolphin in Doubtful Sound