Northern end

Near Walter Peak

Lake Wakatipu

Lake Wakatipu

Lake Wakatipu is an inland lake on the South Island of New Zealand. The lake (located at 45°3′S 168°30′E) is in the southwest corner of Otago, near the border with Southland. Photo of Lake Wakatipu taken by Michael Rogers 2000. ... Photo of Lake Wakatipu taken by Michael Rogers 2000. ... Photo of Lake Wakatipu taken by Michael Rogers 2000. ... Photo of Lake Wakatipu taken by Michael Rogers 2000. ... Photo of Lake Wakatipu taken by Michael Rogers 2000. ... Photo of Lake Wakatipu taken by Michael Rogers 2000. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (617x697, 81 KB)Location map of Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (617x697, 81 KB)Location map of Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The South Island The South Island forms one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ... Otago (help· info) is one of the regions of New Zealand and lies in the south-east of the South Island. ...   Categories: New Zealand-related stubs | Southland, New Zealand | Territorial Authorities of New Zealand ...

With a length of 80 kilometres, it is the South Island's longest lake. At 291 km², Lake Wakatipu is the third largest lake in New Zealand. It lies at an altitude of 310 metres, towards the southern end of the Southern Alps. The general topography of the lake is a reversed "N" shape. The Dart River flows into the northern end of the lake, which then runs south for 30 kilometres before turning abruptly to the east. Twenty kilometres further along the lake, it again turns sharply to the south, reaching its southern end 30 kilometres further south near the town of Kingston. The Southern Alps is a mountain range which runs along the western side of the South Island of New Zealand. ... The Dart River flows through rugged forested country in the southwestern South Island of New Zealand. ... Kingston is a small town at the southernmost end of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealands South Island. ...

The lake is drained by the Kawarau River which flows from the lake near Queenstown, which lies on the northern shore of the lake, close to eastern end of its middle section. It is a very deep lake, its floor being up to 100 metres below sea level, and "breathes", its waters rising and falling regularly by some 20 centimetres for reasons not as yet fully understood. New Zealands major tidal lake, Lake Wakatipu, in northwestern Otago, drains to the Kawarau River, which flows generally eastwards for about 60 km until it reaches Lake Dunstan near Cromwell. ... Panorama of the view from the Remarkables back toward Frankton airport (Queenstown airport) with Queenstown beyond. ...

NASA false-colour satellite image of Lake Wakatipu

Wakatipu is renowned for its scenic beauty, with The Remarkables mountain range lying along its southeastern edge, although a recent boom in population and tourism around Queenstown threatens to kill this golden goose. The lake is a popular venue for adventure tourism, with skifields, paragliding, bungy jumping and tramping tracks within easy reach of the lake, and a vintage steamboat, the T.S.S. Earnslaw regularly plies its waters. Several vineyards are also found close to the lake. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x948, 184 KB)NASA World Wind false-colour landsat-7 satellite image of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x948, 184 KB)NASA World Wind false-colour landsat-7 satellite image of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. ... Categories: New Zealand ski resorts | Mountains of New Zealand | Otago | Stub ... Adventure tourism is a type of niche tourism involving exploration or travel to remote areas, where the traveller should expect the unexpected. ... Members of the US Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest An alpine skier Deep powder skiing Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ... Paragliding (known in some countries as parapenting) is a recreational and competitive flying sport. ... Bungee Jump in Normandy, France Bungee jumping is an activity in which a person jumps off from a high place (generally of several hundred feet/meters) with one end of an elastic cord attached to his/her body or ankles and the other end tied to the jumping-off point. ... Many beautiful natural scenes are only accessible if one is willing to hike to get to them. ... A vineyard Vineyard with bird netting Wine grapes with netting as protection against birds A vineyard (vignoble in French, vigna or vigneto in Italian, vinha in Portuguese, viña or viñedo in Spanish, Weinberg in German) is a place where grapes are grown for making wine, raisins, or table...

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