The Story Of Fiordland National Park Mountains Of Water
The Story Of Fiordland National Park Mountains Of Water
Card Cover 176 Pages, Very good condition, minor shelf/edge wear
ISBN 9780477061407 Publisher: Dept of Lands and Survey, 1986
History Maps Etc Stunning colour photos throughout book Fiordland National Park itself covers 1.2 million hectares of mountain, lake, fiord and rainforest environments and is administered by the Department of Conservation. Human activity within Fiordland has been limited because of its challenging and wild landscapes.
Early Maori visited Fiordland for hunting, fishing and gathering takiwai (a unique form of New Zealand jade or pounamu). Much later, European sealers and whalers took shelter in the fiords and built a handful of small settlements, these being New Zealand’s earliest European settlements. But overall the sheer steepness of the terrain, the incredible isolation, and the wettest climate in New Zealand deterred all but the hardiest from settling in the region.
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