Lake Mapourika, New Zealand

Lake Mapourika is located on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It lies five kilometres north of Franz Josef Glacier, and drains into the Okarito Lagoon. It is the largest of the west coast lakes, a glacier formation from the last iceage. The glacier melt waters no longer drain into the lake, it is filled with fresh rain water which runs though the surrounding forest floor, collecting tannins,giving it its dark colour. As the winds of the region sweep high above the mountains of the Southern Alps, the water is left unruffled and quite reflective of the forest on the lake fringes. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 514 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Peace Wikipedia:Featured pictures visible User:Aurevilly Lake Mapourika User:Brookie/Pictures Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Peace Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs 03 Wikipedia:Featured pictures candidates/May-2005 Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-05-16... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 514 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Peace Wikipedia:Featured pictures visible User:Aurevilly Lake Mapourika User:Brookie/Pictures Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Peace Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs 03 Wikipedia:Featured pictures candidates/May-2005 Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-05-16... The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island. ... The South Island The South Island is one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ... Categories: New Zealand geography stubs | Glaciers of New Zealand | West Coast, New Zealand ... Okarito Lagoon is a coastal lagoon on the West Coast of New Zealands South Island. ...

Coordinates: 43°19′S 170°12′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...