Galatea
Galatea is a settlement in the Whakatāne District in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The forested hills and mountains of the Ikawhenua Range and in particular Mount Tāwhiuau stand guard on the eastern flank of the Galatea Plains or Basin, an area surrounding the village.- Type: Hamlet with 1,410 residents
- Description: locality in Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Galatea, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Galatea Aerodrome.
Galatea Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Galatea Aerodrome is a small airfield located 4 Nautical miles north northeast of Murupara township in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murupara.
Murupara
Town
Murupara is a town in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is in an isolated part of the region between the Kaingaroa Forest and Te Urewera protected area, on the banks of the Rangitaiki River, 65 kilometres southeast of Rotorua. Murupara is situated 6 km southwest of Galatea.
Galatea
- Category: locality
- Location: Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.41084° or 38° 24′ 39″ south
Longitude
176.73854° or 176° 44′ 19″ east
Population
1,410
Elevation
181 metres (594 feet)
Named after
HMS Galatea
United Nations Location Code
NZ GAL
Open location code
4VHRHPQQ+MC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Galatea” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Galatea”
- Dutch: “Galatea, New Zealand”
- Maori: “Galatea”
- Maori: “Karatia”
- Turkish: “Galatea”
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