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Side Arm of Doubtful Sound
This is as good a place as any to mention that the name comes from Captain Cook sailing past the opening of the sound (which is partially plugged by a big island) and being doubtful as to whether he could sail his ship into it.
Also, it and Milford aren't actually sounds. They're fiords. (What's the difference? A sound is caused by river erosion. A fiord is carved by glaciers.)
Side Arm of Doubtful Sound
This is as good a place as any to mention that the name comes from Captain Cook sailing past the opening of the sound (which is partially plugged by a big island) and being doubtful as to whether he could sail his ship into it.
Also, it and Milford aren't actually sounds. They're fiords. (What's the difference? A sound is caused by river erosion. A fiord is carved by glaciers.)