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| Title: | Wild Fiordland
: Discovering the Natural History of a World Heritage Area |
| Series: | (Wild Series) |
| Author: | Neville Peat & Brian Patrick |
| ISBN: | 1877372277 : 9781877372278 |
| Illustrations: | colour photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 185x240mm |
| Pages: | 144 |
| Weight: | .374 Kg. |
| Published: | University of Otago Press - March 2006 |
| List Price: | 20 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Travel & holiday guides: New Zealand: NATURAL HISTORY; COUNTRY LIFE & PETS |
In a world largely modified by humans, Fiordland is a breathing space for nature. It is one of the planet's great wilderness areas, where monumental landscapes combine with a mosaic of miniature worlds. Located on the southwest coast of New Zealand, much of its landscape was formed by great valleys carved out by glaciers which are now half-drowned. Milford Sound is one of New Zealand's most remote but necessary tourist destinations, while Dusky Sound provided a home to Captain Cook's Resolution and its scientists, as well as artist William Hodges, for five weeks in 1773. This book is for travellers, nature-lovers and scientists alike.
A Natural Heritage; Rock of Ages; Water World; The North; Fathoming the Fjords; The South; Takitimu and Longwood; Mavora Country; Caretaking; Bibliography; Index.
"For those interested in getting behind the picture postcard image that is often the only impression many people have of this unique part of the world, Wild Fiordland is a must read... With over 200 full colour photographs and easy to read text, the book is a great way to discover the intricacies and delights of this "breathing space for nature". -- Timaru Herald, May 1997.
