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Lake Marakapia

Depth: 1 metres

Area: 35 hectares

Altitude: 21 metres

Main vegetation type:
Low Producing Grassland

Chatham Islands

Canterbury
43° 50' 32" S
176° 33' 14" W
Coastal

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Hokotehi Moriori Trust
    • Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Trust

      Description

      Lake Marakapia is a small, shallow, dune lake situated inland from Long Beach, just north of Henga Scenic Reserve on the west coast of the Chatham Islands (Rēkohu / Wharekauri).

      Main image by David G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/

      Image – David G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/
      Image – David G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/
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