New Zealand's South Island - Te Wai Pounamu
For more photos from my travels through New Zealand have a look at my photos from the North Island and if you want to learn more about my journey across these islands feel free to visit my blog at Lille Ulven's weblog. Some of these photos are also published in my New Zealand calendars which you can find here.
Lake Pukaki
Tekapo, Canterbury, New Zealand Two large glacial lakes lie in the central part of the Southern Alps: Pūkaki (left) and Tekapo. Both are dammed by moraines. The turquoise colour is caused by finely ground rock flour suspended in the water. Lake Pūkaki is mainly fed by the braided Tasman River, which flows out of the Tasman Glacier. Because the glacier has been gradually melting, its surface is covered by dark-coloured moraine, so it does not stand out clearly here. Lake Tekapo is mainly fed by the Godley River, which flows from the relatively small Godley Glacier. Source: Eileen McSaveney. 'Glaciers and glaciation - Tasman, Franz Josef and Fox glaciers', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 8-Jul-13 URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/10732/glacial-lakes uuid="858D2B22-CCDA-4F2D-895E-7AA2DAFDF3ED" id="New Zealand lilleulven.com 20130129_100520_NZ_Canterbury_Tekapo__www.LilleUlven.com.DNG New Zealand South Lilleulven.com"
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