Charles Sound
Charles Sound is a sound of the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of the sounds that form the coast of Fiordland.
The sound is located between Caswell Sound and Nancy Sound, on the central Fiordland coast. It is 14 kilometres in length, and extends in a roughly northwestern direction. In its upper reaches the sound splits into two arms of similar length, the Emelius Arm (to the north) and the Gold Arm (to the south). The Gold Arm is protected by the Kahukura (Gold Arm) Marine Reserve. Other parts of the sound are included in the Taumoana (Five Fingers Peninsula) Marine Reserve.
The Irene and Windward Rivers flow respectively into the ends of the Emelius and Gold Arms. The short Juno River enters to Tasman Sea just to the north of the sound's mouth.
Several small islands are located within the sound, including Catherine Island and Fanny Island in the Gold Arm and Eleanor Island at the mouth of the Emelius Arm.
Charles Sound was known as Charlie's Sound during the early to mid-19th century. It was very probably named after Charles MacLaren, the captain of the Sydney Cove, a sealing boat which visited the sound in 1810.
During the magnitude 7.0 23 August 2003 Fiordland earthquake, a significant landslide swept into Charles Sound causing a 4- to 5-metre high tsunami that damaged a wharf and helipad in the sound.
Coordinates: 45°03′S 167°05′E / 45.050°S 167.083°E
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