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Fiordland (Milford Sound)

Cold-water fjord
Depth: 5–30 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterNovember-April
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A unique phenomenon: a dark freshwater layer lets black coral grow at barely 10 m.

Depth

5–30 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

10 m

Location

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Fiordland (Milford Sound): 16 documented species

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Water temperature

12 °C

Current

Weak

Access

Boat

Best season

November-April

Recommended certification

Drysuit Diver

Approx. price

130 USD / dive

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Best season
November-April
Approx. price
130 USD / dive
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Same country: New Zealand

New Zealand · South Island
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Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

New Zealand Fur SealLeast Concern

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

Mediterranean MusselNot Evaluated

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

Fiordland PenguinNear Threatened

Fiordland Penguin

Eudyptes pachyrhynchus

Atlantic PyrosomesNot Evaluated

Atlantic Pyrosomes

Pyrosoma atlanticum

Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

Endangered

Hector's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus hectori

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Wreck/Temperate reef

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Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Subtropical fish · dolphins

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Cold-water wreck

Mikhail Lermontov wreck

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Up to 38 m · Advanced; penetration only with specific training

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Wreck / Artificial reef

Rainbow Warrior wreck

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Up to 26 m · Advanced Open Water

Jewel anemones in intense colours · golden snapper

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CountryNew Zealand
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