Lake Wakatipu

Greenstone, Otago, New Zealand Lake Wakatipu Lake Wakatipu is 290 square kilometres in area, and 377.5 metres at its deepest point. It occupies the valley carved by a former glacier, and has a distinctive zigzag shape, some 80 kilometres in length. Māori tradition explains the lake – like the South Island’s other glacial lakes – as the product of digging by Rākaihautū, captain of the Uruao canoe. The lake rises and falls around 12–20 centimetres every 52 minutes. The paddle steamer Mountaineer operated on the lake until 1932. The TSS Earnslaw was launched in 1912. Since 1969 it has been used for lake cruises, with daily sailings. Source: Malcolm McKinnon. 'Otago places - Wakatipu basin', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Jul-15 URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/otago-places/page-17 uuid="C38EAD1B-2AC7-494E-A87F-97EB4B00DAEE" id="New Zealand lilleulven.com 20130127_112246_NZ_Otago_Greenstone__www.LilleUlven.com.DNG New Zealand South Lilleulven.com"

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