Waimangu Geyser
The Waimangu Geyser, located near Rotorua in New Zealand, was for a time the most powerful geyser in the world. The geyser began erupting in 1900. Its eruptions were observed reaching up to 1,500 feet in height, and it excited worldwide interest.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Geyser
- …lies at an elevation of around 380 metres (1,240 feet)
- …is also known as “Waimangu”
- Description: extinct geyser in New Zealand
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Waimangu Geyser
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Latitude
-38.28254° or 38° 16′ 57″ south
Longitude
176.39535° or 176° 23′ 43″ east
Open location code
4VHRP98W+X4
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Waimangu Geyser” goes by many names.
ՎայմանգուArmenian
Guèiser WaimanguCatalan
WaimanguCebuano
懷芒古間歇泉Chinese
Waimangu GeyserCzech
Waimangu GeyserDutch
Waimangun geysirFinnish
גייזר ויימנגוHebrew
Geyser WaimanguItalian
와이망구 화산계곡Korean
Gejzer WaimanguPolish
Gheizerul WaimanguRomanian
ВаймангуRussian
УаимангуRussian
ВајмангуSerbian
Waimangu GayzeriTurkish
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