Lake Mapourika
New Zealand /
West Coast /
Franz Josef /
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/ West Coast
/ Franz Josef
World / New Zealand / Canterbury / Waitaki
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It is the largest of the west coast lakes, a glacier formation from the last ice age. It is filled with fresh rain water which runs through the surrounding forest floor, collecting tannins and giving it its dark color.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 43°18'45"S 170°12'0"E
- Lake Tekapo 57 km
- Lake Pukaki 66 km
- Lake Ohau 100 km
- Whakamatua (Lake Coleridge) 101 km
- Lake Benmore 115 km
- Lake Hawea 135 km
- Lake Wanaka 148 km
- Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere) 180 km
- Christchurch 186 km
- Lake Wairarapa 474 km
- Okarito Lagoon 13 km
- Franz Joseph Glacier 18 km
- Fox Glacier 24 km
- Saltwater Lagoon 27 km
- Murchison Glacier 31 km
- Tasman Glacier 37 km
- Southern Alps 37 km
- Mount Cook forest fire extent 66 km
- Peel Forest 105 km
- Mount Hutt Ski Field 110 km