Lake Quill
Lake in New Zealand
44°48.5′S 167°43.5′E / 44.8083°S 167.7250°E / -44.8083; 167.7250
Lake Quill is a tarn located in New Zealand's Fiordland National Park at 979 m above sea level.[1] The cirque lake of approximately 1.2 km2 is the source of Sutherland Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in the country and seventh-highest in the world, cascading from Lake Quill in three tiers into the Arthur Valley alongside the Milford Track, approximately 20 km from Milford Sound.
The lake was named after William Quill, who climbed Sutherland Falls in 1890 to be the first European to discover the falls' source.[2] Today, the lake and its falls are a popular destination for helicopter tours, which allow an encompassing view of the extreme landscape. A less perilous climb to the lake itself is possible from McKinnon Pass. This destination as well as the base of Sutherland Falls can be reached via the Milford Track.[3] This popular multi-day hiking track requires booking with the Department of Conservation.[4][5]
In 2018, the lake was used as a filming location for Mission: Impossible – Fallout featuring Tom Cruise flying an Airbus Helicopters H125 helicopter.[6]
The lake was used as a wallpaper for Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system.[7] The wallpaper is no longer available in its successor, Windows 11.
References
- ^ "Place name detail: Lake Quill". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Sutherland Falls climbed | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz.
- ^ "Sutherland Falls Milford Track c. 1890 – c. 1910 – Smaller". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Sutherland Falls". waterfalls.co.nz.
- ^ "Milford Track". www.doc.govt.nz.
- ^ "Tom Cruise's daring Queenstown chopper stunt". Otago Daily Times. 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Where was the photo with the mountains and the lakes taken from new Windows 10 wallpapers". login.microsoftonline.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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Fiordland, New Zealand
- Doubtful Sound / Patea
- Deep Cove
- Hāwea / Bligh Sound
- Hinenui / Nancy Sound
- Bradshaw Sound
- Milford Sound
- Taiari / Chalky Inlet
- Charles Sound
- Caswell Sound
- Tamatea / Dusky Sound
- Thompson Sound
- Sutherland Sound
- George Sound
- Breaksea Sound
- Dagg Sound
- Rakituma / Preservation Inlet
- Big Bay
- Martins Bay
- Pearl Harbour
- Te Waewae Bay
- Anchor Island
- Arran Island
- Bauza Island
- Bay Rock
- Belle Vue Island
- Breaksea Island
- Brig Rock
- Buncrana Island
- Centre Island
- Chalky Island
- Coal Island
- Cooper Island
- Elizabeth Island
- Great Island
- Indian Island
- Long Island
- Pomona Island
- Resolution Island
- Secretary Island
- Lake Alabaster
- Lake Alice
- Lake Fergus
- Lake Gunn
- Green Lake
- Lake Hauroko
- Lake Innes
- Lake Manapouri
- Lake Marian
- Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai
- Mirror Lakes
- Lake Monowai
- Lake Poteriteri
- Lake Quill
- Lake Te Anau
- Waiuna Lagoon
- Hawea (Clio Rocks)
- Kahukura (Gold Arm)
- Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm)
- Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm)
- Piopiotahi (Milford Sound)
- Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island)
- Taumoana (Five Finger Peninsula)
- Te Awaatu Channel (The Gut)
- Te Hapua (Sutherland Sound)
- Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound)
- Darran Mountains
- Franklin Mountains
- Humboldt Mountains
- Hunter Mountains
- Kepler Mountains
- Murchison Mountains
- Wick Mountains
- Mitre Peak
- Mount Edgecumbe
- Mount Grono
- Mount Luxmore
- Mount Moturau
- Mount Richardson
- Mount Titiroa
- Mount Tūtoko
- Aan River
- Arthur River
- Awarua River
- Big River
- Bowen River
- Camelot River
- Carrick River
- Castle River
- Cavendish River
- Cleddau River
- Clinton River
- Coal River
- Dark River
- Donne River
- Doon River
- Dry Awarua River
- Edith River
- Eglinton River
- Electric River
- Elizabeth River
- Forgotten River
- George River
- Glaisnock River
- Gray River
- Grebe River
- Gulliver River
- Hollyford River
- Irene River
- John o'Groats River
- Juno River
- Kaipo River
- Light River
- Lyvia River
- Mike River
- Misty River
- Monowai River
- Namu River
- Newton River
- Olivine River
- Pandora River
- Pitt River
- Pyke River
- Rea River
- Red Pyke River
- Rooney River
- Seaforth River
- Shag River
- Spey River
- Stillwater River
- Talbot River
- Thurso River
- Transit River
- Tūtoko River
- Waiau River
- Waikōau River
- Wairaurāhiri River
- Waitutu River
- Walker River
- Wapiti River
- Whitewater River
- Wild Natives River
- Wilmot River
- Wilson River
- Windward River
- Wolff River
- Manapouri
- Milford Sound
- Port Craig
- Te Anau
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