瓦卡蒂普湖：蹦极的发源地

作者：华英

来源：英语画刊(高级版), 2020, (15): 10-11.

<正>瓦卡蒂普湖是新西兰的第三大湖泊,除了景色优美,这里也是新西兰户外活动的集中地。风靡世界的"蹦极"就是从这里最先兴起的。Wakatipu Lake is a lake on New Zealand’s South Island. Being the third largest lake in New Zealand, Lake Wakatipu is somewhat interesting. The shape of the lake is like a perfect cartoon thunderbolt. And it has an unusual rise and fall in water level, about 12 cm every five minutes.Wakatipu Lake measures 77 km by 5 km, has an area of 293 square km, and reaches a depth of 379 m. Five rivers flow into it but only one (the Kawarau) flows out. The water is rather clean. Scientists have rated it as