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Lake Wānaka is New Zealand's fourth-largest lake and the seat of the town of Wānaka in the Otago region. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The lake is 278 meters above sea level, covers 192 km 2 (74 sq mi), and is more than 300 m (980 ft) deep.
That Wānaka Tree, also known as the That Wānaka Willow, is the nickname of a willow tree located at the southern end of Lake Wānaka in the Otago region of New Zealand.The tree grows alone in the water and is a popular destination for tourists to take Instagram photos.
Largest lake in New Zealand; second-largest freshwater lake in Oceania: 2: Lake Te Anau: 344 km 2 (133 sq mi) Southland: Largest lake in the South Island: 3: Lake Wakatipu: 291 km 2 (112 sq mi) Otago: Longest lake in New Zealand (80 kilometres (50 mi)) 4: Lake Wānaka: 192 km 2 (74 sq mi) Otago: 5: Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora: 180 km 2 (69 sq ...
A Kāti Māmoe settlement at the site of modern Wānaka was named Para karehu. [7]The area was invaded by the Ngāi Tahu in the early 18th century. [7] Ngāi Tahu visited annually, seeking greenstone in the mountains above the Haast River and hunting eels and birds over summer, then returning to the east coast by descending the Clutha River in reed boats called mōkihi.
[5] [6] In 1941, the Honorary Geographic Board of New Zealand renamed the hill to a 57-character name Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu, which has been an official name since 1948, and first appeared in a 1955 map. [7] The New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database, maintained by Land Information New ...
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Mou Waho is a 120-hectare island in Lake Wānaka, New Zealand. [1] It is around the same size as the nearby Mou Tapu, these two islands being the largest in the lake.The island contains a small recursive lake, called Arethusa Pool: a glacial-scoured lake formed by the most recent ice age on an island, in a lake on an island.
Roys Peak is a mountain in New Zealand, [1] standing between Wānaka and Glendhu Bay. It offers a full-day's walk with views across Lake Wānaka and up to the peak of Mount Aspiring / Tititea . The track zigzags steeply up the side of Mount Roy through thick grass until the ridge to the summit.