Fiordland National Park

New Zealands Fiordland National Park covers 12,519 sq km of the South Island and is part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area inscribed in 1990. Its 14 fiords including Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound were carved by glaciers and receive up to 8,000 mm of rainfall per year. The park shelters the flightless takahe bird and the fiordland crested penguin, attracting about 1 million visitors annually.