Lake Wanaka (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Lake Wanaka is located in the Otago region of New Zealand, at an altitude of 300 metres. Covering an area of 192 km2 it is New Zealand's fourth largest lake and estimated to be more than 300 m deep. Its name is M ori, a corruption of Oanaka. Wanaka is a town on the lake with which it shares its name. Lake Wanaka lies at the heart of the Otago Lakes in the lower South Island of New Zealand. The township is situated in a dramatic glacier carved basin on the shores of the lake and is the gateway to Mt Aspiring National Park. Wild and beautiful Lake Hawea is a 15 minute drive away, en-route to the frontier town of Makarora, the last stop before the West Coast Glacier region.