Waimangu
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Frying Pan Lake and Southern 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 Te Wairoa.
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. Te Wairoa is situated 9 km north of Waimangu.
Waimangu
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Rotorua Lakes District, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.28594° or 38° 17′ 9″ southLongitude
176.38517° or 176° 23′ 7″ eastElevation
478 metres (1,568 feet)Open location code
4VHRP97P+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1706825717OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Waimangu” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Waimangu”
- Turkish: “Waimangu”
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