Lake Marakapia

Lake Marakapia
LocationChatham Island, New Zealand
Coordinates43°50′33″S 176°33′18″W / 43.8425°S 176.555°W / -43.8425; -176.555
Primary outflowstwo unnamed streams
Surface area36 ha (89 acres)
Max. depth2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Location
Interactive map of Lake Marakapia

Lake Marakapia is a shallow dune lake on Chatham Island in New Zealand. Surrounded by sand dunes and livestock pasture, it has cloudy, eutrophic water, and hosts algae as well as fish such as New Zealand smelt and giant kōkopu.

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