Lake Manapouri

Southland Region · New Zealand

Lake Manapouri, New Zealand
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November to April
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A deep, island-studded lake on the edge of Fiordland, gateway to the Doubtful Sound crossing. A grassroots campaign in the 1970s saved it from being raised for hydro power.

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