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Lake Wakatipu

Lake Wakatipu is an inland lake in Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. With a length of 80 kilometres (50 mi), it is New Zealand's longest lake,...
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Lake Wakatipu is an inland lake in Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. With a length of 80 kilometres (50 mi), it is New Zealand's longest lake, and, at 291 km2 (112 sq mi), its third largest. The lake is also very deep, its floor being below sea level, with a maximum depth of 380 metres (1,250 ft).

Lake Wakatipu is renowned for its scenic beauty, being surrounded by mountains. The Remarkables mountain range lies along its southeastern edge. It is a popular venue for adventure tourism, with skifields, paragliding, bungy jumping and tramping tracks within easy reach. A vintage steamboat, the TSS Earnslaw regularly plies its waters. Several vineyards are nearby in the Gibbston Valley.
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