Lake Hope (New Zealand)

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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
Data
Coordinates 45 ° 8 '10 "  S , 168 ° 49' 46"  O Coordinates: 45 ° 8 '10 "  S , 168 ° 49' 46"  O
Lake Hope (New Zealand) (New Zealand)
Lake Hope (New Zealand)
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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed March 28, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on May 9, 2020
  3. ↑ a b Lake Hope . In: NZ Topo Map . Gavin Harriss , accessed May 9, 2020 .
  4. ↑ flashmick : Lake Hope within The Remarkables NZ . In: flickr . March 11, 2014, accessed May 9, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Bryce Leslie Woo : Remarkables, The . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , accessed May 9, 2020 .