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Fiords Zone

Other Excellent Attractions

These adventures are often available in other Zones.  Exploring them here may help reduce the need for travel saving time and budget.  They may also help with learning groups with some revision and variations.  KANES help organisers choose the best of the available features to meet their groups' interests and needs.
●  The Queenstown - Te Anau Highway
●  Walking Trails
●  Glow-worm Caves
●  HEP Scheme      -   Giant underground power station
● Lake Manapouri  -  New Zealand's  most beautiful Lake
● Mirror lakes         -  Perfect reflections seen from the road
● Huge waterfalls   -  Simply breathtaking during frequent rain storms
●  Kayaking            -  Option to enjoy the immense silence and beauty
●  Doubtful Sound -   An alternative fiord to visit
●  Snow fields         -  Precariously sticking to the tops of valley walls
●  Overnight cruise - A new experience
●  Scenic flights      - We can further enjoy the fiords and the high peaks

Geography Studies
●  Overview
●  Fiords            -    Formation, hanging valleys,
●  Fauna            -   Glow worms, rare birdlife
●  Forestation    -    Dinosaur rainforests, alpine, swamps
●  Glaciation      -   Fords, hanging valleys, cirques, avalanches
●  Weather         -    High rainfall area, management, contingency planning
●  Tectonics        -   Alpine uplift, earthquakes, subduction
●  Erosion           -   Glaciation, frost shatter, avalanches, landslides.
●  Geology          -   Metamorphic granite, and limestone
●  Avalanches     -   Explosive and deadly
●  Rivers              -   Braided, steep & fast, water falls
●  Lakes              -    Formation and demise of glacier lakes & avalanche lakes

Social Studies
●  Tourism              -  Attractions, facilities, conservation, walks, settlements
●  Conservation      -  World heritage area education and protection systems
●  Road Building    -   Tunnel construction, flood and avalanche controls
●  Recreation         -   Walking, mountaineering, flying, water sports

See also:
●  Students' Comments ●  Photos  ●  LINK  LINK2

KANES arrange the group's preferred studies