As the article states, the Marlborough Sounds and other drowned valleys are found in other parts of New Zealand, but these are not called fiords and are not otherwise covered by this article.
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| [[File:Milford Sound New Zealand. (16508409635).jpg|thumb|Of the twelve major fiords on [[Fiordland]]'s west coast, Milford Sound is the most famous.]] | [[File:Milford Sound New Zealand. (16508409635).jpg|thumb|Of the twelve major fiords on [[Fiordland]]'s west coast, Milford Sound is the most famous.]] |
| The '''fiords of New Zealand''' ({{lang-mi|tai matapari}} "bluff sea"<ref>{{cite web |title=tai matapari |url=https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&histLoanWords=&keywords=fiord |website=Māori Dictionary |publisher=Te Ipukarea |access-date=Aug 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://geographicfeatures.linz.govt.nz/|title=New Zealand Geographic Features|website=New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa|publisher=[[Land Information New Zealand]]|access-date=Aug 19, 2023}}</ref>) are all located in the [[South Island]]. A [[fiord]] is a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes, which results from marine [[inundation]] of a [[glaciated valley]]. The spelling ''fiord'' is used in New Zealand rather than ''fjord'', although all the maritime fiords instead use the word ''[[Sound (geography)|sound]]'' in their name. | The '''fiords of New Zealand''' ({{lang-mi|tai matapari}} "bluff sea"<ref>{{cite web |title=tai matapari |url=https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&histLoanWords=&keywords=fiord |website=Māori Dictionary |publisher=Te Ipukarea |access-date=Aug 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://geographicfeatures.linz.govt.nz/|title=New Zealand Geographic Features|website=New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa|publisher=[[Land Information New Zealand]]|access-date=Aug 19, 2023}}</ref>) are all located in the southwest of the [[South Island]], in a mountainous area known as [[Fiordland]]. A [[fiord]] is a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes, which results from marine [[inundation]] of a [[glaciated valley]]. The spelling ''fiord'' is used in New Zealand rather than ''fjord'', although all the maritime fiords instead use the word ''[[Sound (geography)|sound]]'' in their name. |
| The [[Marlborough Sounds]], a series of deep indentations in the coastline at the northern tip of the South Island, are in fact drowned river valleys, or [[ria]]s. The deeply indented coastlines of Northland and Auckland also host many rias, such as the [[Hokianga Harbour|Hokianga]] and [[Waitematā Harbour]]s. | The [[Marlborough Sounds]], a series of deep indentations in the coastline at the northern tip of the South Island, are in fact drowned river valleys, or [[ria]]s. The deeply indented coastlines of Northland and Auckland also host many rias, such as the [[Hokianga Harbour|Hokianga]] and [[Waitematā Harbour]]s. |
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