Lake Te Paritu facts for kids
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Caldera of the Mayor Island (New Zealand ). 1986
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 Lake Te Paritu
Location in North Island
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| Coordinates | 37°17′29″S 176°16′3″E / 37.29139°S 176.26750°E |
| Native name | Black Lake Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| Basin countries | New Zealand |
| Surface area | 3.2 hectares (7.9 acres) |
Lake Te Paritu, also known as Black Lake, is one of two small crater lakes on Mayor Island / Tuhua in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. It is connected to the larger Lake Aroarotamahine or Green Lake by a wetland, but there is no surface outlet to the sea as both lakes are in a depression.
Black colour
The lake has a black colour due to fine sediment. According to Māori legend, the black is the blood of Tuhua (obsidian) which fought a battle with Pounamu (greenstone) who, defeated, fled to the South Island.
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