South East Basin

South East Basin is a valley in Greater Wellington, North Island and has an elevation of 1,661 metres. South East Basin is situated nearby to the locality Winter Garden, as well as near Amphitheatre.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mangawhero Falls and Waitonga Falls.

Mangawhero Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 3.0.

Mangawhero Falls is a waterfall.

Waitonga Falls

Waterfall

Photo: ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Waitonga Falls is a waterfall.

Rotokawa

Pond

Photo: ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rotokawa is a pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tūroa Village and Tukino Village.

Turoa is a skifield on the south western side of Mount Ruapehu, the highest mountain in the North Island of New Zealand, in Tongariro National Park. The area has been used for skiing since before the completion of the Mountain Road; however, the first commercial field was ready in 1965, but with a poor snow season did not operate.

Tukino Village

Locality

Photo: Geoff McKay, CC BY 2.0.

Tukino skifield is located on the eastern face of Mount Ruapehu, in the central area of the North Island, New Zealand. A club managed field, Tukino is open to the general public and both skiing and snowboarding are popular. Tukino Village is situated 8 km northeast of South East Basin.

Iwikau Village

Hamlet

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Iwikau Village is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km north of South East Basin.

South East Basin

Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,661 metres
Description: basin on Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand
Categories: basin and landform
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.31018° or 39° 18′ 37″ south

Longitude

175.53508° or 175° 32′ 6″ east

Elevation

1,661 metres (5,449 feet)

Open location code

4VGQMGQP+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11054016664

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=valley

GeoNames ID

6224983

Wikidata ID

Q49340654

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In Other Languages

“South East Basin” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “South East Basin”

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Localities in the Area

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