Opal Lake
Opal Lake is a lake in Auckland Region, North Island. Opal Lake is situated nearby to the locality Rotomahana, as well as near the hamlet Waimangu.Places of Interest
Highlights include Maunga Kākaramea and Frying Pan Lake.
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.
Frying Pan Lake
Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frying Pan Lake is the world's largest hot spring. It is located in the Echo Crater of the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley, New Zealand and its acidic water maintains a temperature of about 50 to 60 °C.
Inferno Crater Lake
Lake
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inferno Crater Lake is a large hot spring located in the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley on the North Island of New Zealand, and the largest geyser-like feature in the world.
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.
Opal Lake
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.3109° or 38° 18′ 39″ southLongitude
176.38817° or 176° 23′ 17″ eastElevation
449 metres (1,473 feet)Open location code
4VHRM9QQ+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 370688754OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
6241239Wikidata ID
Q125704066
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