Lake Grassmere / Kapara Te Hau is a New Zealand waituna-type lagoon in the northeastern South Island, close to Cook Strait. The lake is used for the production of salt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seddon.

Seddon is a town in Marlborough near the mouth of the Awatere River. Until the grape boom, Seddon's farmers struggled farming sheep on dry hills. Now you will struggle to find a sheep in amongst the vineyards.

Lake Grassmere

Type: Locality
Description: saltworks in New Zealand
Category: saltworks
Location: Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.71975° or 41° 43′ 11″ south

Longitude

174.13473° or 174° 8′ 5″ east

Elevation

66 metres (217 feet)

Open location code

4VCP74JM+3V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10870968318

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

6223257

Wikidata ID

Q65430168

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Lake Grassmere” goes by many names.

Maori: “Lake Grassmere”

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