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Lake Taupo

Local Name(s)
Alternate Name(s)
Continent Australia/Oceana 1
Country (State, Province, or Territory) New Zealand
Latitude -38.796909 °
Longitude 175.9021 °
Elevation (m) 357 1
Surface Area (km2) 610 1 - 616 2
Watershed Area (km2)
Volume (km3) 60 1
Mean Depth (m)
Maximum Depth (m) 159 1 - 164 2
Fresh/Salt Fresh 1
Geologic Origin Tectonic (faulting) 1
Volcanic (caldera) 1
Trophic Status Oligotrophic 27
Climate Temperate: Warm Summer, Without Dry Season 3

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