Eglinton Valley

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Eglinton Valley is a scenic glacial valley in Fiordland, New Zealand, known for its dramatic mountains, native beech forests, and as a key landscape along the route to Milford Sound.

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Eglinton Valley canonical 3

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial valley ⓘ
valley in New Zealand ⓘ
accessVia State Highway 94 NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateOrientation north–south ⓘ
belongsTo Southland District ⓘ
climate cool temperate, high rainfall ⓘ
conservationIssues introduced predators affecting native species ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
dominantVegetation southern beech forest ⓘ
drainageBy Eglinton River ⓘ
ecosystem temperate rainforest ⓘ
fauna native New Zealand bird species ⓘ
geologicalOrigin Pleistocene glaciation ⓘ
hasMaoriName yes ⓘ
hasViewpoint roadside viewing areas ⓘ
isPopularWith landscape photographers ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
knownFor dramatic mountains ⓘ
native beech forests ⓘ
scenic landscapes ⓘ
views along the road to Milford Sound ⓘ
landformType U-shaped glacial valley ⓘ
landscapeFeature broad grassy valley floor ⓘ
glacially carved slopes ⓘ
steep surrounding mountains ⓘ
languageOfToponym English ⓘ
locatedIn Fiordland ⓘ
South Island ⓘ
locatedWithin Te Wāhipounamu – South West New Zealand World Heritage Site ⓘ
managementBy Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ⓘ
nearbyDestination Milford Sound / Piopiotahi ⓘ
linked to: Milford Sound
partOf Fiordland National Park ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus within a national park ⓘ
region Southland Region ⓘ
linked to: Southland
roadPassesThrough Milford Road (SH94) ⓘ
routeAlong Milford Road ⓘ
safetyConsiderations rapidly changing weather conditions ⓘ
tourismActivities photography ⓘ
short walks ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
tourismImportance major scenic stop on the way to Milford Sound ⓘ
worldHeritageStatus part of Te Wāhipounamu World Heritage Area ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eglinton River → valleyName → Eglinton Valley ⓘ
Key Summit Track → offersViewOf → Eglinton Valley ⓘ