Green Lake, New Zealand

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Green Lake is the name of three lakes in New Zealand. Two are named in comparison with neighbouring lakes called Blue Lake, the third, similarly, is near Black Lake.

[edit] Green Lake, Southern Bay of Plenty

Green Lake is an alternative name for Lake Rotokakahi, located 12 kilometres southeast of Rotorua.

[edit] Green Lake, Mayor Island, Bay of Plenty

Green Lake is the name of one of two tiny crater lakes on Mayor Island/Tuhua in the western Bay of Plenty, the other being Black Lake.

[edit] Green Lake, Raoul Island

For more details on this topic, see Raoul Island#2006 eruption.

Green Lake is the name of one of two tiny crater lakes on Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands, the other being Blue Lake. It covers an area of about 0.5 km². It erupted on 17 March 2006, killing Department of Conservation worker Mark Kearney, who was there taking lake temperature measurements.

Coordinates: 45°47′S 167°22′E