Blue Lake

Rotomairewhenua / Blue Lake is a small lake in , in the northern reaches of 's Southern Alps. Sacred to local Māori, it has the clearest natural fresh water in the world.
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Mergy, CC BY-SA 2.5.
  • Body of water
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,195 metres (3,921 feet)
  • Description: small lake in Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand
  • Also known as
    “Rotomairewhenua”
    “Rotomairewhenua / Blue Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Franklin and Lake Constance.
is a peak in the in the Tasman Region of . is situated 2½ km east of Blue Lake.
Buendisch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rotopōhueroa / is an alpine lake in the of .

Blue Lake

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Latitude
-42.05934° or 42° 3′ 34″ south
Longitude
172.65764° or 172° 39′ 28″ east
Open location code
4V9JWMR5+73
Open­Street­Map ID
way 178278159
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
6219359
Wiki­data ID
Q885748

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Maori—“Blue Lake” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “藍湖”
  • German: “Blue Lake”
  • German: “Rotomairewhenua/Blue Lake”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Biru (Tasman)”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Biru”
  • Irish: “Rotomairewhenua”
  • Japanese: “ブルー湖 (タスマン地方)”
  • Maori: “Blue Lake”
  • Maori: “Rotomairewhenua”

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