Te Whekau Lagoon

Te Whekau Lagoon is a lagoon in Auckland Region, North Island. Te Whekau Lagoon is situated nearby to the village Lake Tarawera, as well as near Lake Okareka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lake Okareka and Te Wairoa.

Lake Okareka

Village

Photo: Oppatt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lake Okareka is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Te Whekau Lagoon.

Te Wairoa

Hamlet

Photo: JShook, CC BY 2.5.

Te Wairoa was a village close to the shore of Lake Tarawera near Rotorua, New Zealand. The village was buried by volcanic ash in the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera. Te Wairoa is situated 6 km southwest of Te Whekau Lagoon.

Rotokawa

Hamlet

Photo: XPinger (Chris Sutton), CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rotokawa is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northwest of Te Whekau Lagoon.

Te Whekau Lagoon

Type: Body of water
Description: lagoon in New Zealand
Category: lagoon
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.16663° or 38° 9′ 60″ south

Longitude

176.38208° or 176° 22′ 56″ east

Elevation

448 metres (1,470 feet)

Open location code

4VHRR9MJ+8R

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Te Whekau Lagoon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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