Lake Fergus

Lake Fergus is a lake in the South Island of New Zealand, located at 44°50′42″S 168°6′40″E / 44.84500°S 168.11111°ECoordinates: 44°50′42″S 168°6′40″E / 44.84500°S 168.11111°E.

A small lake between Lake Te Anau and Milford Sound, it lies adjacent to the New Zealand State Highway 94 (the Milford Sound Road). The lake is within the boundary of the Fiordland National Park, and is surrounded by native bush. The west branch of the Eglinton River flows through the lake, and it drains into Lake Gunn located south of it.[1]

The first Europeans to explore the valley were McKellar and Gunn in 1861.[1] William H. Homer (after whom the Homer Tunnel is named) and George Barber named Lake Fergus in 1889 after Thomas Fergus, the Member of Parliament for the Wakatipu electorate at the time.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 A. H. McLintock, ed. (originally published in 1966; updated 22 April 2009). An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara. Retrieved 2 September 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ "Growing appreciation of the scenic beauty of the Milford area in the 1880s led to a determined search for access to it by land". New Zealand Travel Tips. Retrieved 2 September 2011.