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Mavora Lakes Conservation Park

Southland Region, New Zealand

Mavora Lakes Conservation Park
Mavora Lakes Conservation Park. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Mavora Lakes, also known as the Mavora Lakes Conservation Park, is a protected area in the South Island of New Zealand consisting of two lakes: North Mavora and South Mavora. The lakes are drained by the Mararoa River. The area is managed by the Department of Conservation, and is part of Te Wahipounamu, a World Heritage Area. The area was used as a film location for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The park has a rudimentary campsite and a range of tracks.

NatureReserve data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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