Te Wairoa

Te Wairoa was a village close to the shore of near , New Zealand. The village was buried by volcanic ash in the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera.
Wikipedia
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  • Hamlet
  • …lies at an elevation of 390 metres (1,280 feet)
  • …is also known as “Te Wairoa, New Zealand”
  • Description: locality in New Zealand

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wairere Falls and Punaromia Beach.

Waterfall
Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a waterfall.

Beach
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Lake
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, more commonly known as Blue Lake… is situated 3 km northwest of Te Wairoa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lake Ōkareka and Waimangu.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Te Wairoa.

Hamlet
is a place in , that got… is situated 9 km south of Te Wairoa.

Suburb
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is a suburb of in the of New Zealand's . is situated 9 km northwest of Te Wairoa.

Te Wairoa

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Latitude
-38.21214° or 38° 12′ 44″ south
Longitude
176.35481° or 176° 21′ 17″ east
Open location code
4VHRQ9Q3+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1706825696
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
6241297
Wiki­data ID
Q2398235

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Te Wairoa” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “蒂怀罗瓦”
  • Chinese: “蒂懷羅瓦”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وويروا”
  • German: “Te Wairoa”
  • German: “The Buried Village”
  • Italian: “Te Wairoa”
  • Japanese: “テ・ワイロア”
  • Maori: “Te Wairoa”
  • Turkish: “Te Wairoa”
  • Urdu: “ٹی وائرووا، نیوزی لینڈ”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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