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Photo: Milford Sound
Photo: Milford Sound
Photo: Milford Sound water reflection
Photo: Young man with Maori tattoos
Photo: People on a South Island bridge
Photo: Rock formations in Kaikoura Canyon
Photo: Tourists on dolphin swim in Kaikoura Canyon
Photo: Pilot whale
Photo: Merino sheep on Alpine foothills
Photo: Kaikoura Peninsula
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Rudyard Kipling described the South Island's Milford Sound as the eighth wonder of the world. The sound owes some of its allure to the 23 feet (7 meters) of rain that falls here each year, nourishing lush grasses and forests.
Photograph by James L. Amos

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Photo: Kaikoura, New Zealand
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Photo: Maori man with tattoos, New Zealand
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Photo: Milford Sound
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