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Mou Waho is an island in Lake Wānaka, New Zealand. 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 lake, called Arethusa Pool.

Mou Waho (Māori)
View from Mou Waho, with Arethusa Pool in the foreground and The Peninsula in the distance
Geography
Total islands1
Highest elevation473 m (1552 ft)
Highest pointTyrwhitt Peak
Administration
New Zealand
Demographics
Population0

Buff weka on the island are predators of much of the native wildlife including mountain stone wētā, cave wētā, and Southern Alps geckos.[1] For this reason students of the local Mount Aspiring College built 40 small wooden motels for these animals to safely live in.[2]


See also



References


  1. "Woodworthia sp. 'Southern Alps'". Landcare Research. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. "New motels keeping wetas safe from wekas". Wanaka News. Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 7 March 2013.


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Mou Waho ist eine Insel im Lake Wānaka, in der Region Otago auf der Südinsel von Neuseeland.[1]
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