Lake Wakatipu - Queenstown

744 Views

Add to favorites Favorites image

73 Likes

4 Comments

DePerlo

Type

Bike

Distance

18.142 mi

Duration

00:42:35

Avg Watts

296.40 Watt(s)

Recorded on

29/01/2023

Added on

07/02/2023

Total ascent

1191 ft

3818 Kingston Road, Kingston 9793, New Zealand

2 Scenic Drive, Drift Bay 9371, New Zealand

Description

Lake Wakatipu (Māori: Whakatipu Waimāori) is an inland lake (finger lake) in the South Island of New Zealand. It is in the southwest corner of the Otago region, near its boundary with Southland. Lake Wakatipu comes from the original Māori name Whakatipu wai-māori.[1] 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). It is at an altitude of 310 metres (1,020 ft), towards the southern end of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. The general topography is a reversed "N" shape or "dog leg". The Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu flows into the northern end, the lake then runs south for 30 kilometres before turning abruptly to the east. Twenty kilometres (12.4 mi) further along, it turns sharply to the south, reaching its southern end 30 kilometres (19 mi) further south, near Kingston.

Strava segments

Portions of this video are actual Strava segments