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Lake Wakatipu comes from the original Māori name Whakatipu wai-māori. [1] With a length of 80 kilometres (50 mi), it is New Zealand's longest lake, and, at 289 km 2 (112 sq mi), its third largest. The lake is also very deep, its floor being below sea level (−110 metres), with a maximum depth of 420 metres (1,380 ft).
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 Routeburn Track is a 32 km tramping (hiking) track found in the South Island of New Zealand. [2] The track can be done in either direction, starting on the Queenstown side of the Southern Alps, at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu or on the Te Anau side, at the Divide, several kilometres from the Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound.
The river was first known by its Māori name of Te Awa Whakatipu, with te awa literally translating as 'the river'. [7] The name Whakatipu is shared with several nearby geographic features, including Lake Wakatipu [a] and Whakatipu Kā Tuka (the Hollyford River) though this name is an archaic term and its original meaning is no longer known. [8]
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.
A passive house at Oliver's Ridge. Before the 2023 census, Wakatipu Basin had a larger boundary, covering 59.51 km 2 (22.98 sq mi). [2] Using that boundary, Wakatipu Basin had a population of 1,356 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 198 people (17.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 336 people (32.9%) since the 2006 census.
Lake Hāwea is named after a Māori tribe who preceded the Waitaha people in the area. [1] Lake Hāwea stretches 35 km from north to south. It lies in a glacial valley formed during the last ice age, and is fed by the Hunter River. Nearby Lake Wānaka lies in a parallel glacial valley 8 km to the west. At their closest point, a rocky ridge ...
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.