Fjordland. Knobs Flat on the way to Milford Sound. : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Fjordland. Knobs Flat on the way to Milford Sound. / denisbin
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| 説明 | Te Anau and Lake Te Anau. Te Anau is just 60 kms further on with its 2,000 inhabitants. It is picturesquely sited on the edge of Lake Te Anau which is the largest lake on the South island and the second largest of NZ after Lake Taupo in the North Island. It stretches 65 kms in length and it has the only inland fjords in NZ. The Lake is 210 metres above sea level and it is up to 417 metres deep thus much of the lake is deeper than sea level. The lake has several small islands in it. To the east are grasslands, swamps and scrublands of Manuka. On the western side of Lake Te Anau is the Fjordland wilderness and the Murchison and Kepler mountain ranges. Milford Sound is 120 kms to the north of Te Anau. Fjordland National Park is the largest in NZ and is now a world heritage site – Te Wahipounamu – a region of four major alpine NZ National Parks. Mountains within the park rise to around 2,000 metres (nearly 7,000 feet) and the coast is deeply indented with fjords. The 14 fjords of Fjordland Park are very deep U shaped valleys gouged out by the advance and retreat of glaciers in past eras. There are no roads or people living in the Fjordland Park. Australian possums and feral deer have thrived in this environment and the NZ government regularly drops poisons from helicopters to try and control their numbers. Fjordland National Park was established in 1952. The high rainfall and snowfall of the region from the prevailing moisture laden Westerlies produces a damp temperate forest environment with ferns, mosses, lichens and majestic trees where the terrain is not too steep. Fjordland is known for its waterfalls, fjords, steep sided valleys and many lakes. The mountains are mainly composed of very hard granite, gneiss and diorite. The Maori had permanent camps in the Te Anau region along Lake Te Anau and Lake Manapouri where they gathered eels and fish from the lakes and fern roots from the grasslands and forests. Although Maori did not live at Milford Sound they trekked there to obtain greenstone for their carvings. The Maori name for Milford Sound is Piopiotahi. The road which goes from Te Anau follows the lake for 29 kms and then it crosses into the Eglinton Valley. The road follows the Eglinton River for 33 kms until it passes Lake Fergus and then climbs the ranges into the upper part of the Hollyford Valley. After it leaves this valley the road climbs to its highest point at the entrance to the Homer Tunnel. It is 16 kms from the exit of the Homer Tunnel to Milford. |
| 撮影日 | 2016-10-21 07:43:59 |
| 撮影者 | denisbin |
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| カメラ | DSC-HX30V , SONY |
| 露出 | 0.001 sec (1/800) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.5 |