geo.wikisort.org - ReservoirLake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai lies at the northern end of Fiordland, in the southwest of New Zealand's South Island. The lake runs from southeast to northwest, is 15 kilometres (9 mi) in length, and covers 28 km2 (11 sq mi).
Body of water
Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai |
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Jetboat ride along Lake McKerrow |
Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai |
Location | Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand |
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Coordinates | 44°26′S 168°03′E |
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Primary inflows | Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tuka |
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Primary outflows | Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tuka |
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Basin countries | New Zealand |
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Surface area | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
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Lake McKerrow drains, and is drained by, the Hollyford River. It is one of two lakes (along with Lake Alabaster) found in the lower reaches of the Hollyford River system, and the Hollyford Track, one of New Zealand's most well-known and popular tramping tracks, follows its eastern shore for its full length.
The lake is technically a fiord which has been cut off from the Tasman Sea by sediment. The sea is now three kilometres from the lake's northern end.
The Alpine Fault goes through the lake. Researchers from GNS Science and University of Nevada, Reno have studied sediments from the 24 last Alpine Fault earthquakes near the lake and have found the most regular rupture behaviour yet observed.[1]
Following the passage of the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, the lake became one of roughly 90 places in the South Island to be officially given a dual name, adopting the name Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai.[2]
References
Fiordland, New Zealand |
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Fiords |
- Doubtful Sound / Patea
- Hāwea / Bligh Sound
- Hinenui / Nancy Sound
- Bradshaw Sound
- Milford Sound
- Taiari / Chalky Inlet
- Charles Sound
- Caswell Sound
- Tamatea / Dusky Sound
- Thompson Sound
- Sutherland Sound
- George Sound
- Breaksea Sound
- Dagg Sound
- Rakituma / Preservation Inlet
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Bays | |
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Islands | |
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Lakes | |
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Marine reserves |
- Hawea (Clio Rocks)
- Kahukura (Gold Arm)
- Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm)
- Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm)
- Piopiotahi (Milford Sound)
- Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island)
- Taumoana (Five Finger Peninsula)
- Te Awaatu Channel (The Gut)
- Te Hapua (Sutherland Sound)
- Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound)
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Mountain ranges | |
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Settlements | |
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Walking tracks |
- Dusky Track
- George Sound Route
- Greenstone Track
- Hollyford Track
- Hump Ridge Track
- Kepler Track
- Milford Track
- Routeburn Track
- South Coast Track
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Other features |
- Fiordland National Park
- Hollyford River
- Homer Tunnel
- Manapouri Power Station
- Milford Road
- Puysegur Point
- Sutherland Falls
- Te Ana-au Caves
- Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site
- West Cape
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На других языках
[de] Lake McKerrow/Whakatipu Waitai
Der Lake McKerrow/Whakatipu Waitai ist ein See in der Region Southland auf der Südinsel von Neuseeland.[3]
- [en] Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai
[ru] Мак-Керроу (озеро)
Мак-Керроу (англ. Lake McKerrow) — озеро на Южном острове Новой Зеландии.
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