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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.
Lake Tekapo has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) with mild, sunny summers and moderately cold winters, with occasional winter snow in the township. On average, Lake Tekapo has 2417 sunshine hours (200 hours more than the New Zealand average) and 78 rain days producing 600 mm rainfall annually. [3]
Sparsely populated, and with only four settlements (Lake Tekapo, population <500; Mount Cook Village, population <150; Twizel, population <1,000; and Omarama, population <400), the Mackenzie Country comprises an area of huge glacial lakes and snow-capped mountains, particularly favoured by tourists and skiers.
Cyclists in Twizel, New Zealand. Twizel is also on the route of the Alps to Ocean Cycle Trail. [43] Stage 2 of the Alps 2 Ocean runs from Lake Tekapo to Twizel. This 54 kilometre section takes riders past the Tekapo A power station and along the Tekapo Canal before skirting around the Lake Pukaki shoreline and across the Pukaki Flats to Twizel ...
Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown Lake Tekapo Lake Rotorua from above Rotorua Lake Hauroko, New Zealand's deepest lake Ōkārito Lagoon. This is a list of lakes in New Zealand. A lake's location is identified by the region and either the territorial authority or national park (N.P.). There are:
However, on a per capita basis, New Zealand is a significant emitter, the sixth highest within the Annex I countries, whereas on absolute gross emissions New Zealand is ranked as the 24th highest emitter. [26] [27] More than half (53%) of New Zealand's gross greenhouse gas emissions are from agriculture, mainly methane from sheep and cow belches.
The Mount John University Observatory is located in the reserve, and is the main astronomical research observatory in New Zealand. [8] There is also a star-gazing tourism venture, Dark Sky Project, operating in the Lake Tekapo township. [9]