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Lake Ōkataina (also spelled Okataina; Māori: Te Moana i kataina ā Te Rangitakaroro or Ōkataina) is the northernmost and largest of four smaller lakes lying between Lake Rotorua and Lake Tarawera in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The others are Lake Rotokakahi (Green Lake), Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake), and Lake Ōkareka. All lie within the Ōkataina caldera, along its western edge.

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Lake Ōkataina
Lake Okataina
Aerial view from the south
Lake Ōkataina
Location	Bay of Plenty, North Island
Coordinates	38°07′S 176°25′E
Type	crater lake
Native name	Te Moana i kataina ā Te Rangitakaroro (Māori)
Basin countries	New Zealand
Max. length	6.2 km (3.9 mi)[1]
Max. width	5.0 km (3.1 mi)[1]
Surface area	10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi)[1]
Average depth	44.0 m (144.4 ft)[1]
Max. depth	78.5 m (258 ft)[1]
Surface elevation	311 m (1,020 ft)[1]
References	[1]

Unlike many other lakes in the region, Lake Ōkataina is completely encircled by native forest. It also has no inlets or outlets. Perhaps as a result, over the past 30 years, the level of the lake has risen and fallen in a range of about 5 metres.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of laughter" for Ōkataina.[2]

The lake can be accessed by road via Hinehopu on the southern shores of Lake Rotoiti. At the end of the road there is a large sandy beach, a massive grassed area and the privately owned Okataina Lodge. Due to changes in the surface level of the lake, the lodge jetty has at times been either completely submerged or left high and dry.

The area around the lodge is heavily populated by tammar wallabies introduced from Australia in the 19th century.[3]

References

External links

• Media related to Lake Okataina at Wikimedia Commons

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[de] Lake Ōkataina

Der Lake Ōkataina ist ein Kratersee im Rotorua District der Region Bay of Plenty auf der Nordinsel von Neuseeland.

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- [en] Lake Ōkataina

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[fr] Lac Okataina

Le lac Okataina est un lac situé à Rotorua, sur l'Île du Nord de la Nouvelle-Zélande.

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[it] Lago Okataina

Il lago Okataina è il più grande e settentrionale della serie di laghi che giacciono fra il lago Rotorua ed il lago Tarawera nella regione di Bay of Plenty nell'Isola del Nord della Nuova Zelanda. Gli altri laghi del gruppo sono il lago Rotokakahi, lago Tikitapu ed il lago Okareka; tutti facente parte della caldera di Okataina. Il livello del lago si è alzato e abbassato di 5 metri a cavallo con l'inizio del XXI secolo.

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