Paekotae
Paekotae is a hill in Waikato District, Waikato and has an elevation of 65 metres. Paekotae is situated nearby to the locality Rotowaro, as well as near the hamlet Waikokowai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant.
Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant
Photo: Impavidus87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant, also known as the Waikato Carbonisation Plant, was a coal processing plant in the Rotowaro/Huntly area, New Zealand. It was also the first plant to use the Lurgi process in the Southern Hemisphere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rotowaro and Glen Afton.
Rotowaro
Locality
Photo: Impavidus87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rotowaro was once a small coal mining township approximately 10 km west of Huntly in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The town was built especially for miners houses, but was entirely removed in the 1980s to make way for a large opencast mine. Rotowaro is situated 2½ km northeast of Paekotae.
Glen Afton
Hamlet
Glen Afton and Pukemiro are twin settlements in the Waikato District, in northern Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The nearest town is Huntly, some 14 km away. Glen Afton is situated 3½ km west of Paekotae.
Glen Massey
Hamlet
Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glen Massey is a former mining village, 9.5 km west of Ngāruawāhia, which was, until 1958, terminus of the Glen Massey Line. It then went into decline, but is now becoming a home for Hamilton commuters. Glen Massey is situated 8 km south of Paekotae.
Paekotae
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 65 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Waikato District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.6° or 37° 36′ southLongitude
175.06667° or 175° 4′ eastElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
4VJQ93X8+XMGeoNames ID
2185130
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