Hooker Lake is a stunning glacial lake nestled at the end of the Hooker Valley in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park on New Zealand's South Island. Fed by the Hooker Glacier, the lake is characterized by its milky blue glacial waters — a result of fine glacial sediment suspended in the water — and is frequently dotted with floating icebergs calved from the glacier above. The lake sits beneath the imposing face of Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand's tallest peak, creating one of the most dramatic alpine settings in the country. The glacial origin of this lake means water temperatures are extremely cold year-round, and the high turbidity from glacial flour gives the water its distinctive opaque, milky appearance.