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| canterbury, new zealand | |
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Lake Ellesmere is located in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand . It is a broad, shallow lake located directly to the west of Banks Peninsula , separated from the Pacific Ocean by a long narrow strip of land called Kaitorete Spit . The lake covers an area of 265 km2, and is the largest lake in the Alluvial fan of the Canterbury Plains . The rarely used Maori name is ''Waihora'', meaning ''spreading waters'' (compare Lake Waihola ). The main river that feeds the lake is the Selwyn . |
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