Alpine Lake / Ata Puai is a small lake in the
West Coast Region
The West Coast ( mi, Te Tai Poutini, lit=The Coast of Poutini, the Taniwha) is a region of New Zealand on the west coast of the South Island that is administered by the West Coast Regional Council, and is known co-officially as Te Tai Poutini. ...
of
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. The lake is located south of
Okarito and west of the larger
Lake Mapourika
Lake Mapourika is located on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It lies north of Franz Josef Glacier, and the out-flowing Ōkārito River drains it into the Ōkārito Lagoon. It is the largest of the West Coast lakes, a glacier form ...
. "Alpine" is something of a misnomer as the lake is only from the sea and at an elevation of less than 100m.
[New Zealand 1:50000 Topographic Map Series sheet BW15 – Okarito]
References
Westland District
Lakes of the West Coast, New Zealand
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