Lake Tarawera
Lake Tarawera is the largest of a series of lakes which surround the volcano Mount Tarawera in the North Island of New Zealand. Like the mountain, it lies within the Ōkataina Caldera.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in the North Island of New Zealand
- Also known as: “Tarawera Lake”, “ტარავერა”, and “ტარაუერის ტბა”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Te Wairoa and Lake Ōkareka.
Te Wairoa
Hamlet
Te Wairoa was a village close to the shore of Lake Tarawera near Rotorua, New Zealand. Te Wairoa is situated 8 km west of Lake Tarawera.
Lake Tarawera
- Categories: volcanic crater lake and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.2° or 38° 12′ south
Longitude
176.45° or 176° 27′ east
Elevation
301 metres (988 feet)
Open location code
4VHRQCXX+XX
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Lake Tarawera” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Tarawera”
- Cebuano: “Lake Tarawera”
- Chinese: “塔拉韋拉湖”
- Dutch: “Lake Tarawera”
- Esperanto: “Tarawera”
- French: “lac Tarawera”
- French: “Lac Tarawera”
- Georgian: “ტარაუერა”
- German: “Lake Tarawera”
- Italian: “lago Tarawera”
- Italian: “Lago Tarawera”
- Japanese: “タラウェラ湖”
- Polish: “Tarawera”
- Russian: “Таравера”
- Spanish: “Tarawera”
- Welsh: “Llyn Tarawera”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Punaromia and Waimangu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tarawera Eruption Memorial and Mourā Point.
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