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Chatham Island: Largest lake outside the North Island and South Island 7: Lake Pukaki: 179 km 2 (69 sq mi) Canterbury: 8: Lake Manapouri: 142 km 2 (55 sq mi) Southland: Contains largest inland island within New Zealand, Pomona Island: 9: Lake Hāwea: 141 km 2 (54 sq mi) Otago: 10: Lake Tekapo: 83 km 2 (32 sq mi) Canterbury: 11: Lake Rotorua ...
The Southern Lakes is an unofficial name given to an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. Despite being an unofficial designation, the term Southern Lakes is sometimes used by organisations such as the New Zealand Meteorological Service [ 1 ] and Automobile Association. [ 2 ]
Lake Wakatipu (Māori: Whakatipu Waimāori) is an inland lake (finger lake) in the South Island of New Zealand. It is in the southwest corner of the Otago region, near its boundary with Southland . Lake Wakatipu comes from the original Māori name Whakatipu wai-māori .
Lake Kaniere is a glacial lake located on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Nearly 200 metres (660 ft) deep, the lake is surrounded on three sides by mountains and mature rimu forest. It is regarded by many as the most beautiful of the West Coast lakes, [ 1 ] and is a popular tourist and leisure destination.
Lake Tekapo (Māori: Takapō) is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand (the others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Ōhau). It covers an area of 83 km 2 (32 sq mi) and is at an altitude of 710 m (2,330 ft) above sea level.
Mavora Lakes is a protected area in the South Island of New Zealand consisting of two lakes: North Mavora and South Mavora. The lakes are drained by the Mararoa River.The area is managed by the Department of Conservation, and is part of Te Wahipounamu, a World Heritage Area.
A true-colour image of the South Island, after a powerful winter storm swept across New Zealand on 12 June 2006 Lake Ōhau Aoraki / Mount Cook is the tallest mountain in New Zealand. The South Island , with an area of 150,437 km 2 (58,084 sq mi), [ 1 ] is the largest landmass of New Zealand; it contains about one-quarter of the New Zealand ...
Rākaihautū led his group down the middle of the island, digging the freshwater lakes of Te Waipounamu (the South Island). [8] Numerous kāinga mahinga kai (food-gathering places) and kāinga nohoanga (settlements) were located around the lake. The Kāti Māmoe settlement at the southern end of the lake was named Parakarehu. The area was ...