Lake Hope (New Zealand)
Lake Hope | ||
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Geographical location | southeast of The Remarkables , Otago , South Island | |
Tributaries | Wye Creek South Branch | |
Drain | Wye Creek South Branch → Wye Creek → Lake Wakatipu | |
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Coordinates | 45 ° 8 '10 " S , 168 ° 49' 46" O | |
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Altitude above sea level | 1790 m | |
length | 510 m | |
width | 480 m | |
scope | 1.6 km |
The Lake Hope is a small lake in Otago on the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The lake is located in the up to 2307 m high mountains, around 2.5 km southeast of the mountain range The Remarkables , which is adjacent to Lake Wakatipu to the east . The almost circular lake is located in a caldera at an altitude of 1790 m and is surrounded by seven 2071 m to 2258 m high peaks. The lake gets its inflow from a smaller lake around 60 m higher on its west side. The outflow of Lake Hope takes place on its southwest side via the Wye Creek South Branch , where the caldera opens accordingly. The lake measures around 1.6 km in circumference, around 510 m in an east-west direction and around 480 m in a north-south direction. Almost 2 km south-east is Lake Te Kōhua , which is about the same size .
In summer Lake Hope shines against the sunlight in a deep blue tone and in winter it is frozen over and covered with snow.
geology
The Lake Hope belongs to a group of small lakes east and southeast which during the Ice Age The Remarkables have formed in the high altitudes of the mountains.
Web links
- flashmick : Lake Hope within The Remarkables NZ . In: flickr . March 11, 2014, accessed May 9, 2020 .
- flashmick : From lakelet to lake . In: flickr . March 11, 2014, accessed May 9, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed March 28, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on May 9, 2020
- ↑ a b Lake Hope . In: NZ Topo Map . Gavin Harriss , accessed May 9, 2020 .
- ↑ flashmick : Lake Hope within The Remarkables NZ . In: flickr . March 11, 2014, accessed May 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Bryce Leslie Woo : Remarkables, The . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , accessed May 9, 2020 .