Lake Constance is the largest high alpine lake in New Zealand and is a sight to behold on a crisp winter’s day. Photo: Pat Barrett

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Lake Constance, Nelson Lakes National Park

Lake Constance is huge. Two kilometres long and up to 700m wide, it lies in a massive post-glacial basin at 1340m, making it the largest truly alpine lake in New Zealand. While there are larger valley floor lakes in the Aoraki/Mt Cook region that could be termed alpine, they are much lower at 900-1100m, and […]
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