The lakefront
In town.
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Lake Te Anau is a broad lake in the southwest of the South Island, on the edge of Fiordland National Park. Calm grey-blue water is ringed by forested mountains, its colours shifting with the cloud and light. It covers 344 square kilometres, the second largest lake in New Zealand after Lake Taupō and the largest in the South Island. It is 65 km long and up to 425 m deep. On its western side are three inland fiords, the only ones in the country. Most of it lies within Fiordland National Park, part of the Te Wahipounamu UNESCO World Heritage Area. You walk the lakefront in Te Anau township, or take a boat to the glowworm caves on the western shore; the well-known Kepler Track starts at its edge. The town is the base for Milford Sound. Te Anau township sits on its southeastern shore; the lake's mapped point is about 22 km in a straight line north of the town.
In town.
By boat.
From its edge.
Te Anau township, Fiordland, Southland
Yes, the town is the base for it.
The water is very cold most of the year.