Sunset
Gold water behind hills.
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Lake Taupō is a large crater lake on New Zealand's North Island, set in the caldera of the Taupō volcano. At 616 square kilometres it is the country's largest lake, with the town of Taupō on its northeastern shore, about 52 km in a straight line from Tongariro National Park. The lake fills a caldera formed mainly by a huge eruption about 25,600 years ago. It has a shoreline of about 193 km and a maximum depth of 186 metres, and drains into the Waikato, New Zealand's longest river. It is famous for trout fishing. The clear water stretches to the horizon, ringed by hills and mountains, with volcanoes visible to the south on clear days. At sunset the water turns orange and gold behind dark silhouettes of hills, Motutaiko Island sits in its southeast, and paths and boat moorings line the shore. The lakefront in town is ideal for walks and sunsets. Boat trips and fishing run with licensed operators, and the water is cold most of the year.
Gold water behind hills.
In the southeast.
Paths and moorings.
Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
In a caldera from a huge eruption about 25,600 years ago.
Lakefront walks, boat trips and fishing.