Breaksea Sound

Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound

Te Puaitaha (Māori)

Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound from the air

Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound

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Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound

Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound (New Zealand)

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Location| Tasman Sea
Coordinates| 45°34′S 166°47′E﻿ / ﻿45.57°S 166.78°E﻿ / -45.57; 166.78
Basin countries| New Zealand
Max. width| 1 km (0.62 mi)
Breaksea Island at the entry to Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound.

Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound

Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound is a small fiord on the southwestern coast of South Island, New Zealand in the Tasman Sea. Breaksea Island in Fiordland National Park lies at its entrance. In the 1850s, early settlers Henry Hirst and John Watts-Russell explored the area for flat land suitable for sheep farming, but they were unsuccessful.[1] In October 2019, the name of the fiord was officially altered to Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Obituary". The Press. Vol. LXVII, no. 14233\. 22 December 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
2. ^ "NZGB notices – October 2019". Land Information New Zealand. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

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Fiordland, New Zealand

Fiords|

* Doubtful Sound / Patea
* Hāwea / Bligh Sound
* Hinenui / Nancy Sound
* Bradshaw Sound
* Milford Sound
* Taiari / Chalky Inlet
* Charles Sound
* Caswell Sound
* Tamatea / Dusky Sound
* Thompson Sound
* Sutherland Sound
* George Sound
* Breaksea Sound
* Dagg Sound
* Rakituma / Preservation Inlet

Bays|

* Big Bay
* Catseye Bay
* Looking Glass Bay
* Martins Bay
* Poison Bay
* Te Waewae Bay
* Two Thumb Bay

Islands|

* Anchor Island
* Bauza Island
* Bay Rock
* Belle Vue Island
* Breaksea Island
* Chalky Island
* Coal Island
* Cooper Island
* Doubtful Island
* Great Island
* Long Island
* Mary Island
* Pomona Island
* Resolution Island
* Secretary Island

Lakes|

* Lake Ada
* Lake Alabaster
* Lake Alice
* Lake Fergus
* Lake Gunn
* Green Lake
* Lake Hakapoua
* Lake Hauroko
* Lake Innes
* Lake Manapouri
* Lake Marian
* Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai
* Mirror Lakes
* Lake Monowai
* Lake Poteriteri
* Lake Te Anau
* Waiuna Lagoon
* Lake Wilmot

Marine reserves|

* Hawea (Clio Rocks)
* Kahukura (Gold Arm)
* Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm)
* Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm)
* Piopiotahi (Milford Sound)
* Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island)
* Taumoana (Five Finger Peninsula)
* Te Awaatu Channel (The Gut)
* Te Hapua (Sutherland Sound)
* Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound)

Mountain ranges|

* Cameron Mountains
* Dark Cloud Range
* Darran Mountains
* Earl Mountains
* Franklin Mountains
* Humboldt Mountains
* Hunter Mountains
* Kā Mauka-Tokoweka
* Kākāpō Range
* Kepler Mountains
* Livingstone Mountains
* Murchison Mountains
* Stuart Mountains
* Wick Mountains

Settlements|

* Manapouri
* Milford Sound
* Te Anau

Walking tracks|

* Dusky Track
* George Sound Route
* Greenstone Track
* Hollyford Track
* Hump Ridge Track
* Kepler Track
* Milford Track
* Routeburn Track
* South Coast Track

Other features|

* Fiordland National Park
* Hollyford River
* Homer Tunnel
* Manapouri Power Station
* Milford Road
* Puysegur Point
* Sutherland Falls
* Te Ana-au Caves
* Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site
* West Cape

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