Breaksea Sound
Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound is a small fiord on the southwestern coast of South Island, New Zealand in the Tasman Sea. Breaksea Island in Fiordland National Park lies at its entrance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: fiord in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Paraikite”, “Te Puaitaha”, and “Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound”
Breaksea Sound
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Breaksea Sound from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Maori—“Breaksea Sound” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Breaksea Sound”
- Catalan: “Breaksea Sound”
- Cebuano: “Breaksea Sound”
- German: “Breaksea Sound”
- German: “Te Puaitaha/Breaksea Sound”
- Maori: “Paraikite”
- Maori: “Te Puaitaha”
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Highlights include First Cove and Johns Islands.
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