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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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
Village
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″ southLongitude
175.71572° or 175° 42′ 57″ eastPopulation
340Elevation
287 metres (942 feet)Open location code
4VJQHPM8+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 1308704694OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2189057Wikidata 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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