, also known by the
Maori name of ''Waiwahuika'', lies at the northern end of
Fiordland , in the southwest of
New Zealand 's
South Island . The
Lake runs from northeast to southwest, is six kilometres in length, and covers 7 km&
2.
Lake Alabaster drains, and is drained by, the
Pyke River , a small tributary of the
Hollyford River . It is one of two lakes (along with
Lake McKerrow ) found in the lower reaches of the Hollyford River system. A branch of the
Hollyford Track , one of New Zealand's most well-known and popular
Tramping tracks, extends along the eastern shore of the lake.
The lake was formed at the southern end of a glacial valley and, had the sea level been slightly higher, would have been the northern arm of what might have been McKerrow Fiord.
