Why are the Blue Lakes green?

Why are the Blue Lakes green? is in , . Why are the Blue Lakes green? is situated nearby to the waterfall , as well as near the mountain saddle .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Wakefield.

Peak
is a mountain in , , . It is 2,058 metres high. The Mountain is named after Edward Gibbon Wakefield. is situated 3½ km west of Why are the Blue Lakes green?.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Cook National Park and Aoraki / Mount Cook.

Aoraki / is a national park dominated by 's two highest mountains, Aoraki / Mount Cook and Mount Tasman. Several other high peaks of the South Island's are nearby.

Village
Mount Cook Village, officially , is located within New Zealand's at the end of State Highway 80, only 15 kilometres south of the summit of the country's highest mountain, also called , in the . is situated 7 km southwest of Why are the Blue Lakes green?.

Why are the Blue Lakes green?

Latitude
-43.69638° or 43° 41′ 47″ south
Longitude
170.16735° or 170° 10′ 3″ east
Open location code
4V8G8538+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4580611651
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­information
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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wakefield Falls and Billiken Pass.

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