Iwikau Village
Iwikau Village is a hamlet in Manawatū–Whanganui, New Zealand and has an elevation of 1,573 metres. Iwikau Village is situated nearby to the hamlet Whakapapa Village, as well as near the locality Slider.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Iwikau Mountain Village”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tongariro National Park and Silica Rapids.
Tongariro National Park
Tongariro National Park, in the central North Island of New Zealand, contains the three active volcanoes of Mount Ruapehu, Mount Tongariro and Mount Ngauruhoe.
Silica Rapids
Rapids
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Silica Rapids is situated 3 km northwest of Iwikau Village.
Saddle Cone
Volcano
Photo: Travel & Shit, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saddle Cone is a volcano, which is situated 3½ km east of Iwikau Village.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whakapapa Village and Tukino.
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 4 km north of Iwikau Village.
Tukino
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 is situated 7 km southeast of Iwikau Village.
Turoa
Hamlet
Photo: Daltonfox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Turoa is situated 8 km south of Iwikau Village.
Iwikau Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Manawatū–Whanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.2365° or 39° 14′ 11″ southLongitude
175.55518° or 175° 33′ 19″ eastElevation
1,573 metres (5,161 feet)Open location code
4VGQQH74+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 692004OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Iwikau Village” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Iwikau Village”
- Turkish: “Iwikau Village”
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Explore places such as Slider and Clays Leap.
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