Lake Tennyson
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| Lake Tennyson with the St James Range on the left and the Crimea Range on the right | ||
| Geographical location | St James Range , Marlborough District , South Island , New Zealand | |
| Tributaries | Clarence River | |
| Drain | Clarence River | |
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 12 '0 " S , 172 ° 43' 42" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1102 m | |
| length | 3.1 km | |
| width | 1.1 km | |
| scope | 7.6 km | |
The Lake Tennyson is a by glaciation incurred in the southeastern part of the mountain Marlborough District on the South Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The lake got its name in 1853 when its namesake, future Prime Minister of New Zealand Frederick Weld , saw it from a distance from a mountain top. Two years later he visited the lake on one of his expeditions. After whom he named the lake is not known. There were suspicions that the lake was named after a poet in England or after Bill Tennyson , a local ox driver.
geography
The Lake Tennyson is nestled by the St James Range to the west and the south, and the Crimea Range to the east, 82 km west-northwest of Kaikoura , which is located on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Located on the eastern edge of Nelson Lakes National Park , the lake extends for 3.1 km in a southerly direction and has a width of 1.2 km. The circumference of the lake is around 7.6 km. Lake Tennyson is fed by the glacial water of the Clarence River , which rises almost 12 km north in the northern foothills of the St James Range . At the southeast end of the lake, the Clarence River continues its course south.
tourism
At the southeast end of the lake is a small , open campsite set up by the Department of Conservation (DOC). From there you can fish for trout on the lake . Trips with your own boat and hikes along the lake are possible.
Web links
- Eileen McSaveney : Lake Tennyson . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , July 1, 2015, accessed March 9, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed March 9, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.1.4507 on March 9, 2019
- ↑ Molesworth Station - Lake Tennyson Shelter Interpretation Panel 1 . (PDF 1.6 MB) Department of Conservation , p. 3 , accessed on March 9, 2019 .
- ^ Giselle Byrnes : Boundary Makers . Land Surveying and the Colonization of New Zealand . 2001, ISBN 978-1-877242-90-8 , pp. 86 , doi : 10.7810 / 9781877242908 (English).
- ↑ Eileen McSaveney : Lake Tennyson . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , July 1, 2015, accessed March 9, 2019 .
- ^ A b Lake Tennyson Campsite . Department of Conservation , accessed March 9, 2019 .