Waiotapu
Waiotapu is an active geothermal area at the southern end of the Okataina Volcanic Centre, just north of the Reporoa caldera, in New Zealand's Taupō Volcanic Zone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Beast from the Bush, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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”
- Wheelchair access: limited
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.
Champagne Pool
Champagne Pool is a prominent geothermal feature within the Waiotapu geothermal area in the North Island of New Zealand. The terrestrial hot spring is located about 30 km southeast of Rotorua and about 50 km northeast of Taupō.
Lady Knox Geyser
Geyser
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Lady Knox Geyser is a geyser in the Waiotapu area of the Taupō Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. 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.
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. Waimangu is situated 8 km north of Waiotapu.
Waikite Valley
Locality
Waikite Valley is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. Waikite Valley is situated 9 km west of Waiotapu.
Reporoa
Village
Reporoa is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located within the Reporoa Caldera, a caldera in the Taupō Volcanic Zone containing the Deer Hill, Kairuru and Pukekahu rhyolitic lava domes and the active Reporoa geothermal field. Reporoa is situated 9 km south of Waiotapu.
Waiotapu
- Categories: landscape and tourism
- Location: Rotorua Lakes District, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.3559° or 38° 21′ 21″ southLongitude
176.36751° or 176° 22′ 3″ eastElevation
362 metres (1,188 feet)Open location code
4VHRJ9V9+J2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1563538654OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
2180076Wikidata ID
Q1139689
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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”
- 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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waiotapu”. Photo: Beast from the Bush, CC BY-SA 3.0.