Manapouri

Manapouri is a small village in the southwest of New Zealand's South Island and has about 300 inhabitants. The place is attributed to the Fiordland. This 1989 only informally existing region is the least accessible and least populated area of the two main islands.

Manapouri is located on the eastern shore of Lake Manapouri. In the 1960s, the largest underground power station in the country at Lake Manapouri was built with the Manapouri power station, which is located mostly underground. Despite significant protests across the country, this project has been driven, but an artificial increase in the water level of the lake has not been realized because of the protests. Only in 2002, the Manapouri power station could take advantage of its full capacity, since a further underground tunnel was blasted into the rock.

Manapouri an important starting point for hiking in the Fiordland National Park, the largest national park in the country. A destination represents the west of Lake Manapouri Doubtful Sound located, which was made ​​available to the tourism accessible by boat tours. The nearest major town is Te Anau, is connected to the Manapouri by daily bus service.

Manapouri is a station on the Southern Scenic Route.