Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora
Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora is a shallow coastal lagoon or waituna, in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is directly to the west of Banks Peninsula, separated from the Pacific Ocean by the long, narrow, sandy Kaitorete Spit.
- Lake
- …has a surface elevation of 2 metres (7 feet)
- Description: lagoon in New Zealand
- Also known as“Lake Ellesmere”“Waihora”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taumutu and Selwyn Huts.
Selwyn Huts
Selwyn Huts, also called Upper Selwyn Huts, is a rural…
10 km north of Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora
Doyleston
Village
Doyleston is a minor Canterbury town in the South Island of New Zealand.
10 km northwest of Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora
Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora
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Latitude
-43.8° or 43° 48′ south
Longitude
172.41667° or 172° 25′ east
Open location code
4V8J6C28+2M
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora” goes by many names.
llac EllesmereCatalan
埃爾斯米爾湖Chinese
ЭлсмирChuvash
Lake Ellesmere / Te WaihoraDutch
Lago EllesmereEsperanto
ელსმირის ტბაGeorgian
ტე-ვაიჰორაGeorgian
エレズメア湖 / テ・ワイホラJapanese
Te Kete-ika-a-RākaihautūMaori
Te Kete-ika-a-TūtekawaMaori
Te WaihoraMaori
Lake Ellesmere/Te WaihoraNorwegian Nynorsk
EllesmerePolish
ЭлсмирRussian
Элсмир (озеро)Russian
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