Lake Wanaka is the fourth largest lake in New Zealand, spanning an area of 74.13 square miles at an elevation of 920 feet above sea level. The 1000-foot deep lake offers year-round activities from fishing, jet-boating, water-skiing and sailing in summer to ice-skating, cross-country skiing, ice-fishing, and alpine hiking. The town of Wanaka lies on the southern tip of the namesake lake and is named after the original Maori name, Oanaka, which means 'the place of Anaka', who was a local tribal chief.
Lake Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand