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Kōrero: Lakes

Lake Matheson

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Lake Matheson

The reflections in Lake Matheson, in South Westland, are often admired by tourists. On a clear, windless day the peaks of Aoraki/Mt Cook and Mt Tasman are mirrored in the lake. Such scenes are usually best photographed in the early morning, before the wind rises and causes ripples on the lake surface.

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GNS Science

Reference: CN39146

by Lloyd Homer

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Simon Nathan, Lakes – New Zealand lakes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/11813/lake-matheson (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.