Manapouri Lake

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glacial lake natural freshwater lake

Manapouri Lake is a scenic glacial lake in New Zealand’s South Island, renowned for its dramatic fiordland landscapes and as a gateway to Doubtful Sound.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Lake Manapouri 2
Manapouri 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial lake ⓘ
natural freshwater lake ⓘ
accessPointFor Doubtful Sound / Patea ⓘ
surface form: Doubtful Sound

Manapouri Power Station ⓘ
basinCountry New Zealand ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
drainageBasin Fiordland National Park ⓘ
surface form: Fiordland
ecosystemType temperate rainforest margins ⓘ
environmentType alpine lake environment ⓘ
formedBy glacial processes ⓘ
hasActivity boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
scenic cruises ⓘ
hasConservationStatus within World Heritage Site Te Wāhipounamu ⓘ
hasFeature indented shoreline ⓘ
numerous islands ⓘ
surrounding mountain ranges ⓘ
hasReputation one of New Zealand’s most beautiful lakes ⓘ
hasTransportConnection boat services to Doubtful Sound ⓘ
hasUse hydroelectric power access route ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
knownFor dramatic fiordland landscapes ⓘ
gateway to Doubtful Sound ⓘ
island-studded surface ⓘ
native forest surroundings ⓘ
rugged mountains ⓘ
scenic beauty ⓘ
languageOfToponym English ⓘ
Māori ⓘ
locatedIn Fiordland National Park ⓘ
surface form: Fiordland

Fiordland National Park ⓘ
South Island ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Fiordland National Park ⓘ
locatedNear Te Anau ⓘ
town of Manapouri ⓘ
locatedOn West Arm (site of Manapouri Power Station access) ⓘ
nearbySettlement Manapouri Lake self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Manapouri

Te Anau ⓘ
partOf Fiordland National Park ⓘ
Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area ⓘ
surface form: Te Wāhipounamu – South West New Zealand World Heritage Area
region Southland ⓘ
surface form: Southland Region
tourismType eco-tourism destination ⓘ
nature tourism destination ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Doubtful Sound / Patea → accessedFrom → Manapouri Lake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Manapouri
Fiordland National Park → contains → Manapouri Lake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Manapouri
Manapouri Lake → nearbySettlement → Manapouri Lake self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Manapouri
Kepler Track → passesBy → Manapouri Lake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Manapouri