Lake Alta
Lake Alta is a glacial lake in The Remarkables near Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It is approximately 500 metres by 250 metres in size and freezes over in the winter months.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jack’s Point and Shotover Country.
Jack’s Point
Quarter
Jack's Point is a luxury estate in Central Otago, New Zealand, covering 1,200 hectares of land. It is located 6 km south of Queenstown, at the foot of The Remarkables and close to the edge of Lake Wakatipu.
Shotover Country
Quarter
Shotover Country is a suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It has around 810 sections and was originally 202 hectares when first rezoned from rural to residential.
Lake Hayes Estate
Suburb
Photo: Grapeman4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Hayes Estate is a town nearby to Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It is named after and situated near Lake Hayes; however, the lake is not visible from most parts of the estate.
Lake Alta
- Type: Lake
- Description: cirque
- Categories: cirque and body of water
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.06371° or 45° 3′ 49″ southLongitude
168.8109° or 168° 48′ 39″ eastElevation
1,907 metres (6,257 feet)Open location code
4V6CWRP6+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 428856659OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
6206153Wikidata ID
Q1304464
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to German—“Lake Alta” goes by many names.
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