Lake Taupō
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Lake Taupō (also spelled Taupo; Māori: Taupō-nui-a-Tia or Taupōmoana) is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano. The lake is the namesake of the town of Taupō, which sits on a bay in the lake's northeastern shore. With a surface area of 616 km2 (238 sq mi), it is the largest lake by surface area in New Zealand, and the second largest freshwater lake by surface area in geopolitical Oceania after Lake Murray in Papua New Guinea. Motutaiko Island lies in the southeastern area of the lake.
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Location | Taupō District, Waikato region, North Island |
Coordinates | 38°48′25″S 175°54′28″E |
Type | Crater lake, oligotrophic |
Etymology | From Taupō-nui-a-Tia, Māori for "great cloak of Tia" |
Primary inflows | Waitahanui River, Tongariro River, Tauranga Taupō River |
Primary outflows | Waikato River |
Catchment area | 3,487 km2 (1,346 sq mi) |
Basin countries | New Zealand |
Max. length | 46 km (29 mi) |
Max. width | 33 km (21 mi) |
Surface area | 616 km2 (238 sq mi) |
Average depth | 110 m (360 ft) |
Max. depth | 186 m (610 ft) |
Water volume | 67.76 km3 (16.26 cu mi) |
Residence time | 10.5 years |
Shore length1 | 193 km (120 mi) |
Surface elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft)[1] |
Islands | Motutaiko Island (11 ha)[2][3] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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