Lake Wahapo with Kahikatea swamp forest and Southern Alps, New Zealand


The western slopes of the Southern Alps receive very high precipitation, around 7000mm per annum producing heavy cloud cover and numerous lakes and torrent-stage streams with high water volumes.


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Location: Lake Wahapo, Whataroa, Westland, South Island, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Jim Partington / Alamy / Afripics
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