Lake Taupo

Lake Taupō is a large crater lake in New Zealand's , located in the caldera of . The lake is the namesake of the town of , which sits on a bay in the lake's northeastern shore.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: New Zealand’s largest lake
  • Also known as: Lake Taupō”, “Lake Taupō / Taupōmoana”, “Taupo Moana”, and “Taupo Moana Lake

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Motutere and Hatepe.

Hamlet
is a small township on the southeastern shore of Lake Taupō in New Zealand's region. It lies on Bay, close to the popular diving location, Te Poporo / Bulli Point, and approximately halfway between and , to both of which it is connected by SH1. is situated 9 km southeast of Lake Taupo.

Village
is a small community northeast of Tauranga Taupō and southwest of , on the southeastern side of New Zealand's Lake Taupō. State Highway 1 runs past it. is situated 9 km southeast of Lake Taupo.

Lake Taupo

Latitude
-38.81667° or 38° 49′ south
Longitude
175.91667° or 175° 55′ east
Elevation
356 metres (1,168 feet)
Open location code
4VHQ5WM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
2181740
Wiki­data ID
Q199903
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Taupo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بحيرة تابو
  • Arabic: بحيرة توبو
  • Armenian: Թաուպո (լիճ)
  • Armenian: Թաուպո
  • Azerbaijani: Taupo
  • Balinese: Danu Taupō
  • Basque: Taupō (aintzira)
  • Basque: Taupō
  • Belarusian: Возера Таупа
  • Belarusian: Таупа
  • Bulgarian: Таупо
  • Catalan: Llac Taupo
  • Chinese: 陶波湖
  • Chuvash: Таупо
  • Croatian: Taupo
  • Czech: Jezero Taupo
  • Czech: Taupo
  • Dutch: Lake Taupo
  • Dutch: Taupomeer
  • Esperanto: Lago Taupo
  • Esperanto: Taupo
  • Estonian: Taupo järv
  • Finnish: Taupojärvi
  • Finnish: Taupōjärvi
  • French: lac Taupo
  • French: Lac Taupo
  • Galician: Lago Taupo
  • Georgian: ტაუპო
  • Georgian: ტაუპოს ტბა
  • German: Lake Taupō
  • German: Tauposee
  • Greek: Λίμνη Τάουπο
  • Hebrew: אגם טאופו
  • Hindi: ताऊपो झील
  • Hungarian: Taupói-tó
  • Indonesian: Danau Taupo
  • Indonesian: Danau Taupō
  • Irish: Loch Taupó
  • Italian: lago Taupo
  • Italian: Lago Taupo
  • Japanese: タウポ湖
  • Korean: 타우포 호수
  • Korean: 타우포호
  • Latvian: Taupo ezers
  • Latvian: Taupo lake
  • Latvian: Taupo-nui-a-Tia
  • Lithuanian: Taupas
  • Lithuanian: Taupo ežeras
  • Macedonian: Таупо
  • Malayalam: Lake Taupo
  • Malayalam: തൗപോ തടാകം
  • Maori: Taupōmoana
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Lake Taupo
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Taupo
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Lake Taupo
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Tauposjøen
  • Norwegian: Tauposjøen
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Lake Taupo
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Tawpomere
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Taƿpomere
  • Persian: دریاچه تاپو
  • Polish: Jezioro Taupo
  • Polish: Taupo
  • Polish: Taupō
  • Portuguese: Lago Taupo
  • Quechua: Lago Taupo
  • Quechua: Lake Taupo
  • Quechua: Taupo Qucha
  • Quechua: Taupō-nui-a-Tia
  • Quechua: Tawpu Qucha
  • Romanian: Lacul Taupo
  • Russian: озеро Таупо
  • Russian: Таупо (озеро)
  • Russian: Таупо
  • Serbian: Taupo
  • Serbian: Таупо
  • Serbo-Croatian: Lake Taupo
  • Serbo-Croatian: Taupo
  • Slovenian: Taupō (jezero)
  • Slovenian: Taupō
  • Spanish: Lago Taupo
  • Swedish: Lake Taupo
  • Swedish: Taupo
  • Swedish: Tauposjön
  • Turkish: Taupo Gölü
  • Ukrainian: Таупо
  • Urdu: جھیل ٹاپو
  • Vietnamese: Hồ Taupo
  • Welsh: Llyn Taupo
  • Lake Taupō

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