Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand
Wakatipu - Lake, located on the South Island of New Zealand, to be exact - in the region of Otago.This lake is the deepest in the whole Fiordland, its maximum depth is 420 meters, and length - more than 80 kilometers, the area of the lake about 290 square kilometers.
During the day the water level in the lake rose and drops, and sometimes the difference in level is very significant - 20 centimeters. Scientists attribute this to the fact that in the area of the lake there are strong fluctuations in temperature and atmospheric pressure. Maori, the indigenous population the shores of the lake, there is an opinion in this regard - they believe that the bottom of the lake lies a giant, and his heart is still beating, and creates variations of the water level in the Wakatipu.
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