Lake Alabaster
| Lake Alabaster | ||
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| Hollyford Track suspension bridge over the outflow of the lake | ||
| Geographical location | Fiordland , Southland District , South Island , New Zealand | |
| Tributaries | Pyke River | |
| Drain | Pyke River | |
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| Coordinates | 44 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 168 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| surface | 7 km² | |
| length | 6 km | |
| Maximum depth | 18 m | |
The Lake Alabaster ( Māori : Wāwāhi Waka ) is a lake in the north of Fiordland in the southwest of the South Island of New Zealand . The lake runs over 15 km from northeast to southwest and has an area of 7 km². It is located in a valley cut between the Skippers Range in the west and the Bryneira Range in the east.
Lake Alabaster is fed and drained by the Pyke River . Shortly after leaving the lake, the Pyke River flows into the Hollyford River . The Hollyford Track , one of New Zealand's most famous hiking trails, crosses its drain with a suspension bridge. A hiking trail, the Pyke Big Bay Route, runs along the east coast of the lake .
The lake is part of the Fiordland National Park . The Department of Conservation operates a hiking hut at the southern end of the lake, which was renovated in 2005. The “Pyke Lodge” for guided hikes is also nearby
The lake was named after a captain Alabaster, who in 1863 was the first European to sail up Lake McKerrow over the sandbar of Martins Bay .
The sea
DoC hut (since 2005)
Private Lodge
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b New Zealand topographic maps, online map NZ Topo Map
- ↑ Page of the DOC on Lake Alabaster Hut
- ↑ Hollyford Valley "Guided Walks"
