How Was Milford Sound Formed?
Milford Sound was once a long, deep valley gouged out of the rock by millions of years of glacial activity. Eventually the valley entrance was became open to the sea and icy waters of the Tasman sea flooded into the valley creating the Sound. Milford Sound is often called a fiord (Fjord), which is a term given to a steep sided inlet created by glacial activity and is common on the coastline of Norway. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; Cliffs and Tours The untouched majesty and grandeur of Milford Sound and the Fiordland National Park are a world treasure. It is a uniquely awesome sight to behold the fiord and its encompassing cliffs. The walls enclosing Milford Sound rise vertically about 300 metres from the sea floor to the relatively calm surface of the fiord. They then form sheer cliffs, some rising over 1600 metres above the fiord. This is truly a spectacular sight. Breathtaking in beauty and fasci
