Lake Taupō

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caldera lake lake volcanic caldera

Lake Taupō is New Zealand’s largest lake, a volcanic caldera renowned for its clear waters, trout fishing, and central location on the North Island.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Taupō 2
Lake Taupō (part) 1

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf caldera lake ⓘ
lake ⓘ
volcanic caldera ⓘ
averageDepth approximately 110 metres ⓘ
basinCountry New Zealand ⓘ
calderaOf Okataina Volcanic Centre ⓘ
surface form: Taupō Volcano
country New Zealand ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 356 metres ⓘ
formedBy volcanic activity ⓘ
hasFeature Huka Falls downstream on Waikato River ⓘ
Maori rock carvings at Mine Bay ⓘ
hasInflow Hinemaiaia River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kuratau River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tongariro River ⓘ
Waitahanui River ⓘ
surface form: Waipāhīhī River

Waitahanui River ⓘ
Whanganui River headwaters ⓘ
hasIsland Motuotere Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Te Kohaiakahu O Tamamutu (Motutaiko Island) ⓘ
hasOutflow Waikato River ⓘ
hasRecreationalUse boating ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking around shoreline ⓘ
isLargestFreshwaterLakeBySurfaceAreaIn New Zealand ⓘ
isLargestLakeIn New Zealand ⓘ
isTectonicallyActive true ⓘ
isTouristDestination true ⓘ
knownFor clear waters ⓘ
geothermal activity in surrounding area ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
trout fishing ⓘ
water sports ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionApproximateDate around 232 CE ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionVEI 7 ⓘ
locatedIn North Island ⓘ
Taupō District ⓘ
Waikato region NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Mount Ngauruhoe ⓘ
Mount Ruapehu ⓘ
Mount Tongariro ⓘ
Tongariro National Park ⓘ
locatedOn Waikato River ⓘ
maximumDepth approximately 186 metres ⓘ
nearCity Taupo ⓘ
surface form: Taupō
nearSettlement Turangi ⓘ
partOf Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ
popularActivity kayaking ⓘ
sailing ⓘ
scenic cruises ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
trout angling ⓘ
surfaceArea approximately 616 square kilometres ⓘ
volcanicEruptionKnownAs Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano ⓘ
surface form: Oruanui eruption
waterType freshwater ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Waikato Region → contains → Lake Taupō ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taupō
Waikato Region → contains → Lake Taupō ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Taupō (part)
North Island → hasLake → Lake Taupō ⓘ
Taupō geothermal area → locatedNear → Lake Taupō ⓘ
Whakapapa Ski Area → nearestCity → Lake Taupō ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taupō
Mount Tongariro → offersViewOf → Lake Taupō ⓘ
Waikato River → sourceLocatedIn → Lake Taupō ⓘ