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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.
15 km 2 (5.8 sq mi) Max. depth. 195 m (640 ft) Lake Kaniere is a glacial lake located on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, nearly 200 m deep and surrounded on three sides by mountains and mature rimu forest. It is regarded by many as the most beautiful of the West Coast lakes, [1] and is a popular tourist and leisure destination.
Fiordland National Park is a national park in the south-west corner of South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest of the 13 national parks in New Zealand, with an area covering 12,607 km 2 (4,868 sq mi), [ 1] and a major part of the Te Wāhipounamu a UNESCO World Heritage Site established in 1990. The park is administered by the Department ...
Lake Pukaki (Māori: Pūkaki) [4] [5] [6] is the largest of three roughly parallel alpine lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand's South Island. The others are Lakes Tekapo and Ōhau. All three lakes were formed when the terminal moraines of receding glaciers blocked their respective valleys ...
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 ...
New Zealand. Surface area. 3.4 km 2 (1.3 sq mi) Surface elevation. 458 m (1,503 ft) Lake Ruataniwha is an artificial lake in the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand. It was formed in 1977–1981 as part of the Waitaki hydroelectric project. [1] It lies on the traditional boundary of the Canterbury and Otago provinces, with the ...
This is a list of cities and towns in the South Island of New Zealand by the population of their urban area.. The populations given in the table below are provisional New Zealand usually resident populations, June 2023 estimates, and refer to the urban area defined under the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA) unless otherwise stated.
New Zealand. Surface elevation. 230 m (750 ft) Lake Waitaki is the smallest, oldest and most downstream of the three man-made lakes on the Waitaki River, and forms part of the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme in New Zealand 's South Island. It lies downstream of lakes Aviemore and Benmore on the Waitaki River, close to the town of Kurow.