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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lagoon in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Lake Ellesmere”, “Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)”, “Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora”, and “Waihora”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Selwyn Huts and Doyleston.
Selwyn Huts
Village
Photo: Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Selwyn Huts, also called Upper Selwyn Huts, is a rural settlement close to the northern shore of Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora in the Selwyn District of New Zealand. Selwyn Huts is situated 10 km north of Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora.
Doyleston
Village
Doyleston is a minor Canterbury town in the South Island of New Zealand. It was named after Joseph Hastings Doyle, a publican from Christchurch who moved to the locality. Doyleston is situated 10 km northwest of Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora.
Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora
- Categories: Waituna and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “llac Ellesmere”
- Chinese: “埃爾斯米爾湖”
- Chuvash: “Элсмир”
- Dutch: “Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora”
- Esperanto: “Lago Ellesmere”
- French: “lac Ellesmere”
- French: “Lac Ellesmere/Te Waihora”
- Georgian: “ელსმირის ტბა”
- Georgian: “ტე-ვაიჰორა”
- German: “Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)”
- German: “Lake Ellesmere”
- German: “Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora”
- German: “Te Waihora”
- Japanese: “エレズメア湖 / テ・ワイホラ”
- Maori: “Te Kete-ika-a-Rākaihautū”
- Maori: “Te Kete-ika-a-Tūtekawa”
- Maori: “Te Waihora”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora”
- Polish: “Ellesmere”
- Russian: “Элсмир (озеро)”
- Russian: “Элсмир”
- Spanish: “Lago Ellesmere/Te Waihora”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lakeside and Lower Selwyn Huts.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) and Timber Yard Point.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora”. Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.