. The geography of New Zealand. Historical, physical, political, and commercial . - The Southern Fiords or Sounds. Thecomparatively straight unbranched charac-ter is very noticeable when compared withthe map of Queen Charlotte Sound, on 84 GEOGRAPHY OP NEW ZEALAND which at a greater elevation was scarred, andseamed by the denuding agents of Nature, and thendepressed to such an extent that the seams havebecome inlets of the sea. The principal fiords from the north southwards,are Milford, Bligh, George, Caswell, Charles, Nancy,Thompson, Doubtful, Daggs, Breaksea, Dusky, andChalky and Pr
. The geography of New Zealand. Historical, physical, political, and commercial . - The Southern Fiords or Sounds. Thecomparatively straight unbranched charac-ter is very noticeable when compared withthe map of Queen Charlotte Sound, on 84 GEOGRAPHY OP NEW ZEALAND which at a greater elevation was scarred, andseamed by the denuding agents of Nature, and thendepressed to such an extent that the seams havebecome inlets of the sea. The principal fiords from the north southwards,are Milford, Bligh, George, Caswell, Charles, Nancy,Thompson, Doubtful, Daggs, Breaksea, Dusky, andChalky and Preservation Inlets. The mostprominent capes are West Cape, Five Fingers Point,and Puysegur Cape. The actual coast fronting the ocean is not a verysteep one, but is covered everywhere by a thickmantle of vegetation. This in itself proves that theland is gradually moving up or down, otherwisethe ceaseless roll of the Southern Ocean would haveformed high and steep cliffs. The freshness of theterraces indicates that the movement is one ofelevation. In places some of the fiords unite; thus Resolutionand Secretary Islands are separated from the main-land, the one by Thompson Sound, the other byAcheron Passage. The southern coast is in its weste
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