Mou Waho

Mou Waho (Māori)
View from Mou Waho, with Arethusa Pool in the foreground and The Peninsula in the distance
Map
Geography
Total islands1
Highest elevation473 m (1552 ft)
Highest pointTyrwhitt Peak
Administration
New Zealand
Demographics
Population0

Mou Waho is a 120-hectare island in Lake Wānaka, New Zealand.[1] It is around the same size as the nearby Mou Tapu, these two islands being the largest in the lake. The island contains a small recursive lake, called Arethusa Pool: a glacial-scoured lake formed by the most recent ice age on an island, in a lake on an island.[2]

Buff weka thrive on the island are predators of much of the native wildlife including mountain stone wētā, cave wētā, and Southern Alps geckos.[3] For this reason students of the local Mount Aspiring College built 40 small wooden motels for these animals to safely live in.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jensen, Briar (9 March 2022). "New Zealand's secret lake most Kiwis don't know". BBC Travel. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ Hindmarsh, Gerard (30 December 2023). "In praise of the unsung Trios". Stuff. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Woodworthia sp. 'Southern Alps'". Landcare Research. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. ^ "New motels keeping wetas safe from wekas". Wanaka News. Otago Daily Times. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.


44°33′15″S 169°05′02″E / 44.554064°S 169.083845°E / -44.554064; 169.083845

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