Waiotapu

Waiotapu is an active geothermal area at the southern end of the Okataina Volcanic Centre, just north of the Reporoa caldera, in 's Taupō Volcanic Zone.
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  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: geographical object
  • Also known as: “Wai-O-Tapu” and “Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland”
  • Address: 201 Waiotapu Loop Road
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Champagne Pool and Lady Knox Geyser.

Photo: Chmehl, CC BY 2.5.
is a prominent geothermal feature within the Waiotapu geothermal area in the of New Zealand. The terrestrial hot spring is located about 30 km southeast of and about 50 km northeast of .

Geyser
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a geyser in the Waiotapu area of the Taupō Volcanic Zone in . It is named after Lady Constance Knox, the second daughter of Uchter Knox, 15th Governor of New Zealand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waimangu and Waikite Valley.

Hamlet
is a place in , that got affected by the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera. It is known for Volcanic Rift Valley. is a thirty minutes drive from . is situated 8 km north of Waiotapu.

Locality
is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the region of New Zealand's . is situated 9 km west of Waiotapu.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the region of New Zealand's . It is located within the Caldera, a caldera in the Taupō Volcanic Zone containing the Deer Hill, Kairuru and Pukekahu rhyolitic lava domes and the active geothermal field. is situated 9 km south of Waiotapu.

Waiotapu

Latitude
-38.35585° or 38° 21′ 21″ south
Longitude
176.36755° or 176° 22′ 3″ east
Elevation
362 metres (1,188 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
4VHRJ9V9+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1563538654
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2180076
Wiki­data ID
Q1139689
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Waiotapu” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վայոտապու”
  • Chinese: “地熱公園”
  • Chinese: “怀奥塔普”
  • Dutch: “Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland”
  • French: “Waiotapu”
  • German: “Wai-o-tapu”
  • German: “Wai-O-Tapu”
  • German: “Waiotapu”
  • Ido: “Wai-O-Tapu”
  • Japanese: “ワイオタプ”
  • Korean: “와이오타푸”
  • Latvian: “Vaiotapu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wai-O-Tapu”
  • Russian: “Уаи-О-Тапу”
  • Spanish: “Wai O Tapu”
  • Spanish: “Wai O-Tapu”
  • Spanish: “Wai-O-Tapu”

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