Lake McKerrow

Lake McKerrow lies at the northern end of Fiordland, in the southwest of New Zealand's . The lake runs from southeast to northwest, is 15 kilometres in length, and covers 28 km2.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in New Zealand
  • Also known as: Kakapo”, “Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai”, “Lake McKerrow/Whakatipu Waitai”, and “Ōkare

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōterokonui / Jamestown.

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Lake McKerrow

Latitude
-44.45441° or 44° 27′ 16″ south
Longitude
168.04895° or 168° 2′ 56″ east
Elevation
95 metres (312 feet)
Named after
James McKerrow
Open location code
4V7CG2WX+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 553654152
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
2186979
Wiki­data ID
Q1676416
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Lake McKerrow” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 麥克勞湖
  • Dutch: Lake McKerrow
  • French: Lake McKerrow
  • German: Lake McKerrow
  • German: Lake McKerrow/Whakatipu Waitai
  • Irish: Whakatipu Waitai
  • Maori: Ōkare
  • Maori: Whakatipu Waitai
  • Russian: Мак-Керроу
  • Welsh: Llyn McKerrow

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