Lake Matheson
Lake Matheson is a small glacial lake in South Westland, New Zealand, near the township of Fox Glacier. It was a traditional food-gathering place for local Māori.Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Matheson Cafe and Lake Gault.
Lake Gault
Lake
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Lake Gault is a small glacial lake in South Westland, New Zealand, near the township of Fox Glacier. A walking track from Lake Matheson leads to the lake, which is surrounded by mature native forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fox Glacier.
Fox Glacier
Village
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Fox Glacier, called Weheka until the 1940s, is a village on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The village is close to the eponymous Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe. Fox Glacier is situated 5 km southeast of Lake Matheson.
Lake Matheson
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: Westland District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Lake Matheson” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “馬松森湖”
- Dutch: “Lake Matheson”
- French: “lac Matheson”
- French: “Lac Matheson”
- German: “Lake Matheson”
- Slovenian: “Matheson (jezero)”
- Slovenian: “Matheson”
- Spanish: “Lago Matheson”
- Welsh: “Llyn Matheson”
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Localities in the Area
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