Lake Monowai

Lake Monowai is a large lake in the southern part of , in New Zealand's , 120 kilometres northwest of . At an altitude of 196 metres in a long curved valley, the lake appears on maps shaped like a letter "U".
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Southland Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: Manokīwai” and “Monowai Lake

Lake Monowai

Latitude
-45.86667° or 45° 52′ south
Longitude
167.45° or 167° 27′ east
Elevation
200 metres (656 feet)
Open location code
4V694CMX+8X
Geo­Names ID
2186646
Wiki­data ID
Q1271947
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Monowai” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Lake Monowai
  • Chinese: 莫諾懷湖
  • Dutch: Lake Monowai
  • Egyptian Arabic: بحيره مونواى
  • Finnish: Lake Monowai
  • French: lac Monowai
  • French: Lac Monowai
  • German: Lake Monowai
  • Irish: Manokīwai
  • Japanese: モノワイ湖
  • Maori: Manokīwai
  • Russian: Моноваи
  • Welsh: Llyn Monowai

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