Lake Wakatipu
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Lake Wakatipu is an inland lake in the South Island of New Zealand. It is in the southwest corner of the Otago region, near its boundary with Southland. The name Wakatipu comes from the Māori name of
View of Lake Wakatipu from Kingston
Lake Wakatipu and The Remarkables
Devil's Staircase at Lake Wakatipu aerial panorama
View of Lake Wakatipu from the Queenstown-Glenorchy Road
New Zealand longfin eel
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The New Zealand longfin eel is a species of freshwater eel that is endemic to New Zealand. It is the largest freshwater eel in New Zealand and the only endemic species – the other eels found in New Ze
Lake Wakatipu
…significantly damaged the Queenstown CBD and road infrastructure resulting in approximately $50 million worth of damage. Lake Wakatipu is a habitat for the longfin eel (a specimen caught in 1886 is the largest known of this species), and for introduced brown trout, salmon and rainbow trout. These and other fish support…
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Illustration by Frank Edward Clarke
Longfin eel seen in a river at night in the Tararua Ranges
New Zealand longfin eels feeding at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve.