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Tennants Lake

Depth: 6 metres

Area: 54 hectares

Altitude: 21 metres

Main vegetation type:
Low producing Grassland

Chatham Islands

Canterbury
43° 49' 35" S
176° 34' 19" W
Coastal

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Hokotehi Moriori Trust
    • Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Trust

      Description

      Tennants Lake is a dune lake situated inland from Long Beach on the west coast of the Chatham Islands (Rēkohu / Wharekauri), beside the Port Hutt road.

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

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