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The ship was named after Mount Earnslaw, a 2,889-metre (9,478 ft) peak at the head of Lake Wakatipu. She was to be 51.2 metres (168 ft 0 in) long, the biggest boat on the lake, and the largest steamship built in New Zealand. [4] Transporting the Earnslaw was no easy task. When construction was finally completed, she was dismantled.
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).
The S.S. Wakatipu sinks the Laira at Dunedin wharf, 2 April 1898 Dry plate glass negative; Reference No. 1/1-002197-G; De Maus Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand; Find out more about this image from the Alexander Turnbull Library.
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]
The ship was beached near Asbury Park, New Jersey, and remained there for several months until it was eventually towed away and sold for scrap. 137 1929 Finland: Kuru – Passenger steamer sank after capsizing in high winds on 7 September in Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere. An estimated 136–138 people were lost. 136–138 1901 United States
Most agricultural exports were sold to south east Australia during their gold rush. Sheep farming was introduced, with half a million by 1861. Land was commonly leased to farmers and wages were higher than in Scotland. Some of the run holders began to venture inland to create large stations around Lake Wakatipu and Wānaka.
Early on May 1, 1940, the Arlington began to sink and the ship's chief engineer sounded the alarm. The crew, “out of fear for their lives, and without orders from Captain Burke,” began to ...
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.