Karangahake Gorge

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.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Owharoa Falls.

Owharoa Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Hiscoca, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Owharoa Falls is a staircase waterfall in Waikato, New Zealand, located off Waitawheta Road in Karangahake Gorge, near State Highway 2, between Paeroa and Waihi, and close to the small settlement of Waikino.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karangahake and Mackaytown.

Karangahake

Village

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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".

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

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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.

Karangahake Gorge

Type: Valley with an elevation of 87 metres
Description: Gorge in New Zealand
Categories: gorge and landform
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.42319° or 37° 25′ 24″ south

Longitude

175.7251° or 175° 43′ 30″ east

Elevation

87 metres (285 feet)

Open location code

4VJQHPGG+P2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11933015394

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=valley

GeoNames ID

6235615

Wikidata ID

Q1728947

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Karangahake Gorge” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Karangahake Gorge”
Dutch: “Karangahake Gorge”
French: “Karangahake”
German: “Karangahake Gorge”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Karangahake Gorge”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Te Moananui and Waitawheta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Karangahake School and Woodstock Battery.

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