Southland

Southland, regional council, southwestern South Island, New Zealand. Bordering the Tasman Sea to the west, the Southland region stretches for 120 miles (190 km) from the vicinity of Milford Sound in the northwest to Preservation Inlet in the south. Eastward it includes Gore and the city of Invercargill. Fiordland National Park, one of the world’s largest national parks, makes up the western part of Southland region. The park is part of the Te Wahipounamu (South...