Karangahake

Karangahake is a locality in the Hauraki District of New Zealand. In Māori, Karangahake translates as a "humpbacked ridge or a call from the other side".

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Karangahake Gorge.

Karangahake Gorge

Valley

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The Karangahake Gorge lies between the Coromandel and Kaimai ranges, at the southern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. A sharply winding canyon, it was formed by the Ohinemuri River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mackaytown and Waikino.

Mackaytown

Hamlet

Mackaytown is a settlement in the Hauraki District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located at the north-western end of the Karangahake Gorge just south of Paeroa.

Waikino is a small settlement at the eastern end of a gorge in the North Island of New Zealand alongside the Ohinemuri River, between Waihi and the Karangahake Gorge. Waikino is situated 6 km east of Karangahake.

Paeroa

Town

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Paeroa is a town in the Hauraki District of the Waikato Region in the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the base of the Coromandel Peninsula, it is close to the junction of the Waihou River and Ohinemuri River, and is approximately 20 kilometres south of the Firth of Thames. Paeroa is situated 6 km northwest of Karangahake.

Karangahake

Type: Village with 340 residents
Description: locality in Hauraki District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Hauraki District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.41677° or 37° 25′ 0″ south

Longitude

175.71572° or 175° 42′ 57″ east

Population

340

Elevation

287 metres (942 feet)

Open location code

4VJQHPM8+77

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1308704694

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2189057

Wikidata ID

Q25660535

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Karangahake” goes by many names.

French: “Karangahake”
Maori: “Karangahake”
Turkish: “Karangahake”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Karangahake Hall and Karangahake Western Portal Bridge.

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