Fiordland National Park

Fiordland National Park is one of the world's wettest inhabited places, where 14 glacier-carved fiords like Milford and Doubtful Sound can receive up to 8,000 mm of rain annually. Established in 1990 as part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area, it spans roughly 12,519 sq km on New Zealand's South Island. This extreme precipitation fuels ancient rainforests that shelter the flightless takahe and the Fiordland crested penguin. Despite its remote rainforest setting, Fiordland attracts around 1 million visitors each year, drawn to its towering waterfalls and serene sounds.