Lake Taupō

Also known as Lake Taupo, Lake Taupō / Taupōmoana

New Zealand's largest lake

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Lake Taupō is New Zealand's largest lake, located in the central North Island. It was formed in the caldera of a massive volcano and remains an important geographic and cultural landmark in the country.

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Official website: www.laketauponz.com
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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 km (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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