Wairua
Wairua is a peak in Bay of Plenty, North Island and has an elevation of 484 metres. Wairua is situated nearby to the hamlet Waimangu, as well as near the locality Earthquake Flats.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Frying Pan Lake and Inferno Crater Lake.
Frying Pan Lake
Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frying Pan Lake is the world's largest hot spring. It is located in the Echo Crater of the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley, New Zealand and its acidic water maintains a temperature of about 50 to 60 °C.
Inferno Crater Lake
Lake
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inferno Crater Lake is a large hot spring located in the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley on the North Island of New Zealand, and the largest geyser-like feature in the world.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waimangu and Te Wairoa.
Waimangu
Hamlet
Waimangu is a place in Rotorua, New Zealand that got affected by the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera. It is known for Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley. Waimangu is a thirty minutes drive from Rotorua.
Te Wairoa
Hamlet
Te Wairoa was a village close to the shore of Lake Tarawera near Rotorua, New Zealand. The village was buried by volcanic ash in the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera.
Wairua
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 484 metres
- Description: hill in New Zealand
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.27092° or 38° 16′ 15″ southLongitude
176.36549° or 176° 21′ 56″ eastElevation
484 metres (1,588 feet)Open location code
4VHRP9H8+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1706825722OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Wairua” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wairua”
- Dutch: “Wairua”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Waimangu Volcanic & Thermal Valley and Waimangu.
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