Lake Manapouri

Lake Manapouri is a lake in the South Island of New Zealand. Its name is Maori for "sorrowful heart", though this name is misapplied due to an early cartographical error (the real Lake Manapouri was North Mavora Lake, which lies some distance to the east). Local Maori called Lake Manapouri Moturau, which means "many islands". Lake Manapouri has four major arms, North, South, West and Hope, and the smaller indentations of Calm Bay and Shallow Bay. The lake contains some 34 islands, 22 of which are wooded. The largest of these is Pomona Island, which lies close to the centre of the lake. Other large islands include Holmwood island, Rona Island, and Mahara Island. The Waiau River is both a natural inflow and outlet for the lake, flowing...