Bowen Falls
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| Coordinates | 44 ° 39 '55 " S , 167 ° 55' 32" O | |
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| place | Milford Sound , Fiordland National Park , Southland , South Island (New Zealand) | |
| height | 161 m falling edge : 162 m impact zone : 1 m |
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| width | 25 m | |
| Number of fall levels | 1 | |
| Falling watercourse | Bowen River | |
| Estuarine waters | Milford Sound | |
The Bowen Falls at Milford Sound on the South Island of New Zealand are among the most impressive waterfalls of Milford Sound .
geography
The Bowen Falls , sometimes Lady Bowen Falls called, located 360 meters north of the pier for tourist boats, the south-east end Milford Sounds . You are part of the Fiordland National Park s . The waterfalls are fed by the 9 km long Bowen River , which gets its water from the catchment area of the 2,226 m high Mt Grave northeast of the Milford Sound . With a height of 161 m, the Bowen Falls are the highest waterfalls in the fjord.
Origin of name
The waterfall was named after the wife of the former governor of New Zealand George Ferguson Bowen , Lady Bowen .
description
The waterfall is relatively easily accessible via a 30-minute hiking trail from the hotel at the end of New Zealand State Highway 94 SH 94 . After an ascent to 162 m, the hiking trail continues downhill to around 11 m at the foot of the waterfall.
Specialty
Donald Sutherland was buried at the foot of the waterfall in 1919 and his wife four years later. Sutherland lived as a hermit near the waterfall for several years, and in 1891 he built a hostel near today's landing stage. He is considered to be the discoverer of the Sutherland Falls .
See also
Web links
- Bowen Falls . World of Waterfalls,accessed January 22, 2015.
- Bowen Falls . New Zealand Waterfalls,accessed January 22, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ^ Milford Sound: Points of Interest . FiordlandNZ , accessed January 22, 2015 .
- ^ Bowen Falls Path . NZ Walks Info , accessed January 22, 2015 .
- ↑ Donald Sutherland . (PDF (4.1 BM)) Dunedin Family History Group , accessed on January 21, 2015 (English, Newsletter Issue 42 , June 2011, page 11).