Mahuia Rapid
Mahuia Rapid is a rapids in Greater Wellington, North Island and has an elevation of 839 metres. Mahuia Rapid is situated nearby to the hamlet Whakapapa Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Genet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Rapids
- Description: waterfall in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Mahuia Rapids”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tawhai Falls.
Tawhai Falls
Waterfall
Photo: black friction, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tawhai Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 3 km south of Mahuia Rapid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whakapapa Village and Raurimu Spiral.
Whakapapa Village
Hamlet
Whakapapa Village is a small village in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand, which serves as the main entrance to Tongariro National Park. Whakapapa Village is situated 7 km southeast of Mahuia Rapid.
Raurimu Spiral
Locality
Photo: Duane Wilkins, CC BY 3.0.
The Raurimu Spiral, Māori: Te Koru o Raurimu is a single-track railway spiral, starting with a horseshoe curve, overcoming a 139-metre height difference, in the central North Island of New Zealand, on the North Island Main Trunk railway between Wellington and Auckland. Raurimu Spiral is situated 9 km west of Mahuia Rapid.
Mahuia Rapid
- Categories: waterfall and body of water
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.14685° or 39° 8′ 49″ southLongitude
175.50751° or 175° 30′ 27″ eastElevation
839 metres (2,753 feet)Open location code
4VGQVG35+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 984148511OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=rapidsGeoNames ID
6224838Wikidata ID
Q32251327
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Mahuia Rapid” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mahuia Rapid”
- German: “Mahuia Rapid”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Taurewa and Raurimu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Toakakura Falls and Matariki Falls.
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