Lake Matheson And The Southern Alps

: In this new puzzle we're visiting Lake Matheson - a small glacial lake in South Westland, New Zealand. The lake is a popular tourist destination for its reflections of the Southern Alps. The view includes the peaks of Mount Haast, La Perouse, and New Zealand's highest peaks, Aoraki / Mount Cook and Mount Tasman. The reflections are most visible at dawn or dusk, and the best views are in the early morning of a calm clear day. Lake Matheson was formed in between two moraine terraces left by the rapid retreat of Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe approximately 14,000 years ago, at the end of the last glacial period. The lake is now about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the current terminus of the glacier in the Southern Alps (a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island).

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