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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Owharoa Falls.
Owharoa Falls
Waterfall
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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
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″ southLongitude
175.7251° or 175° 43′ 30″ eastElevation
87 metres (285 feet)Open location code
4VJQHPGG+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 11933015394OpenStreetMap feature
natural=valley
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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”
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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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