KAINGAROA FOREST

KAINGAROA FOREST is a forest in Auckland Region, North Island. KAINGAROA FOREST is situated nearby to the hamlet Waiotapu, as well as near the locality Rotomahana.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waiotapu and Lady Knox Geyser.

Waiotapu

Photo: Beast from the Bush, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Waiotapu is an active geothermal area at the southern end of the Okataina Volcanic Centre, just north of the Reporoa caldera, in New Zealand's Taupō Volcanic Zone. Waiotapu is situated 3½ km southwest of KAINGAROA FOREST.

Lady Knox Geyser

Geyser

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Lady Knox Geyser is a geyser in the Waiotapu area of the Taupō Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. It is named after Lady Constance Knox, the second daughter of Uchter Knox, 15th Governor of New Zealand. Lady Knox Geyser is situated 2½ km southwest of KAINGAROA FOREST.

Maunga Kākaramea

Peak

Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Maunga Kākaramea is a 743 metres high dacite volcano located between Rotorua and Taupō in the North Island Volcanic Plateau of New Zealand. It has multiple steaming features and a picturesque crater lake reached by a short walk from the nearest road and has a nearby geothermal area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waimangu.

Waimangu

Hamlet

Waimangu is a place in Rotorua, New Zealand that got affected by the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera. It is known for Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley. Waimangu is a thirty minutes drive from Rotorua. Waimangu is situated 6 km north of KAINGAROA FOREST.

KAINGAROA FOREST

Type: Forest
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.33823° or 38° 20′ 18″ south

Longitude

176.40021° or 176° 24′ 1″ east

Elevation

392 metres (1,286 feet)

Open location code

4VHRMC62+P3

GeoNames ID

6241159

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Localities in the Area

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