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Lake Pukaki New Zealand
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Today we are showing you lake pukaki.
Lake Pukaki is the largest of three, roughly parallel alpine lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand's South Island.
The others are Lakes Tekapo and Lake Ohau.
All three lakes were formed when the terminal moraines of receding glaciers blocked their respective valleys, forming moraine-dammed lakes.
Lake Pukaki is a shimmering blue jewel set into a grand alpine playground.
an iconic New Zealand landscape of high mountain peaks, glacier fed alpine lakes and golden tussocks stretched beneath an endless sky.
In June 2012, the region gained further international recognition as the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve - at 4300 sqkm.
it is the world's largest international park in the sky.
Far from city lights, and under strictly controlled local ordinances, the gold-rated dark sky reserve has almost light-pollution-free skies making for exceptional night sky viewing for the thousands of visitors who make the pilgrimage each year.
Picturesque Lake Tekapo - a 30-minute drive north of Lake Pukaki - is the centre of star gazing tourism in New Zealand.
Lake Pukaki New Zealand
#lakepukaki #newzealand #mostbeautifulplacesintheworld
Today we are showing you lake pukaki.
Lake Pukaki is the largest of three, roughly parallel alpine lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand's South Island.
The others are Lakes Tekapo and Lake Ohau.
All three lakes were formed when the terminal moraines of receding glaciers blocked their respective valleys, forming moraine-dammed lakes.
Lake Pukaki is a shimmering blue jewel set into a grand alpine playground.
an iconic New Zealand landscape of high mountain peaks, glacier fed alpine lakes and golden tussocks stretched beneath an endless sky.
In June 2012, the region gained further international recognition as the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve - at 4300 sqkm.
it is the world's largest international park in the sky.
Far from city lights, and under strictly controlled local ordinances, the gold-rated dark sky reserve has almost light-pollution-free skies making for exceptional night sky viewing for the thousands of visitors who make the pilgrimage each year.
Picturesque Lake Tekapo - a 30-minute drive north of Lake Pukaki - is the centre of star gazing tourism in New Zealand.
