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Lake Wakatipu is known for its scenery and is surrounded by mountains. Two mountain ranges, the Remarkables and the Tapuae-o-Uenuku / Hector Mountains , lie along its southeastern edge. It is a common venue for adventure tourism , with skifields , paragliding , bungy jumping and tramping tracks within easy reach.
autor: alex wahlmann (21) Queenstown in Neuseeland liegt am "Anfang" dieses Sees. Lake Wakatipu, The upper part looking towards Glenorchy. Pig and Pigeon islands are visible in the middle of the lake. (Obviously not Lake Hayes as the name suggests) Date: 23 July 2006 (original upload date) Source: No machine-readable source provided.
The prominent central zigzag is Lake Wakatipu; to the north are the twin lakes of Wānaka and Hāwea, beyond which lie the Mackenzie Basin's Ōhau, Pukaki, and Tekapo. To the left of Wakatipu is the branched form of Lake Te Anau; south of this is the smaller Manapouri and – close to the south coast – Hauroko and Poteriteri.
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Kelvin Peninsula is a peninsula on the shore of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand's Otago Region. The peninsula lies between the main body of Lake Wakatipu and the lake's Frankton Arm (a short inlet into the lake's northern shore) and its outlet, the Kawarau River. The centre of Queenstown lies on the opposite shore of the Frankton Arm.
Pigeon Island / Wāwāhi Waka Pigeon Island / Wāwāhi Waka in Lake Wakatipu Aerial graphic of Pigeon Island / Wāwāhi Waka Geography Coordinates 44°55′20″S 168°23′50″E / 44.92222°S 168.39722°E / -44.92222; 168.39722 Total islands 1 Area 1.7 km 2 (0.66 sq mi) Administration New Zealand Lake Wakatipu Pigeon Island photo from 1913 Pigeon Island / Wāwāhi Waka is an ...
The original Ngāi Tahu inhabitants called the mountains Kawarau, [3] and gave the same name to the Kawarau River which starts beneath them.. The mountains were named The Remarkables by Alexander Garvie in 1857–58, [4] allegedly because they are one of only two mountain ranges in the world which run directly north to south, the other one being in the Rocky Mountains. [5]
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