The Lakes of New Zealand

hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
checking out the lakes in New Zealand
the majority of the lakes located on New
Zealand’s North Island trace their
origins to volcanic activity while those
on the South Island were sculpted by
glaciers lake taupo is the largest lake
in New Zealand a well-known trout
fishery this area draws well over 1
million visitors annually lake taupo was
formed as a result of a huge volcanic
eruption because of its strange shape
lake wakatipu has a tide that causes the
water to rise and fall significantly in
short periods of time lake wanaka is
located 915 feet above sea level this
lake sits in a u-shaped valley that was
formed during the last ice age lake
rotorua has a high sulfur content due to
his proximity to volcanic activity this
presence of sulphur gives the water an
atypical yellowish green tint the lakes
of New Zealand can be considered top
tourist destinations all on their own