Lake Ngakoro

Lake Ngakoro is a lake in Auckland Region, North Island. Lake Ngakoro is situated nearby to the hamlet Waiotapu, as well as near the locality Wharepaina.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waiotapu and Champagne Pool.

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.

Champagne Pool is a prominent geothermal feature within the Waiotapu geothermal area in the North Island of New Zealand. The terrestrial hot spring is located about 30 km southeast of Rotorua and about 50 km northeast of Taupō.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reporoa and Waimangu.

Reporoa

Village

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Reporoa is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located within the Reporoa Caldera, a caldera in the Taupō Volcanic Zone containing the Deer Hill, Kairuru and Pukekahu rhyolitic lava domes and the active Reporoa geothermal field. Reporoa is situated 8 km south of Lake Ngakoro.

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 9 km north of Lake Ngakoro.

Waikite Valley

Locality

Waikite Valley is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. Waikite Valley is situated 9 km west of Lake Ngakoro.

Lake Ngakoro

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

-38.36537° or 38° 21′ 55″ south

Longitude

176.36781° or 176° 22′ 4″ east

Elevation

333 metres (1,093 feet)

Open location code

4VHRJ9M9+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 370688170

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

6241244

Wikidata ID

Q125537026

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Waiotapu and Wharepaina.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lake Ngakoro Vista and Lake Ngakoro Waterfall.

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