Ngamatea Swamp

Ngamatea Swamp is a swamp in Greater Wellington, North Island and has an elevation of 814 metres. Ngamatea Swamp is situated nearby to the village Waiouru, as well as near the locality Irirangi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Army Museum and Waiouru Military Camp.

National Army Museum

Museum

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The National Army Museum is the museum of the New Zealand Army. It was formerly known as the Queen Elizabeth II Army Memorial Museum. It is located on State Highway One, on the southern side of the small military town of Waiouru.

Waiouru Military Camp

Military installation

Photo: New Zealand Defence Force, CC BY 2.0.

Waiouru Military Camp is a camp of the New Zealand Army in the central North Island of New Zealand near Waiouru. All New Zealand Army soldiers complete their initial basic training, the All Arms Recruit Course, at Waiouru Military Camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waiouru and Tangiwai.

Waiouru

Village

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Waiouru is a small town in the Ruapehu District, in New Zealand's Manawatū-Whanganui region. It is located on the south-eastern North Island Volcanic Plateau, 130 km north of Palmerston North and 25 kilometres south-east of Mount Ruapehu.

Tangiwai

Locality

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Tangiwai is a 2,696.66-square-kilometre census area and a small rural community in the Ruapehu District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. Tangiwai is situated 7 km west of Ngamatea Swamp.

Ngamatea Swamp

Type: Swamp
Category: body of water
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.48824° or 39° 29′ 18″ south

Longitude

175.67021° or 175° 40′ 13″ east

Elevation

814 metres (2,671 feet)

Open location code

4VGQGM6C+P3

GeoNames ID

6227099

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