Black Crater
Black Crater is a crater in Auckland Region, North Island. Black Crater is situated nearby to the hamlet Waimangu, as well as near the locality Rotomahana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Frying Pan Lake and Inferno Crater Lake.
Frying Pan Lake
Lake
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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 and Te Wairoa.
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.
Te Wairoa
Hamlet
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 7 km northwest of Black Crater.
Black Crater
- Type: Crater
- Description: volcanic crater in New Zealand
- Categories: volcanic crater and landform
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
“Black Crater” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Crater”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Waimangu and Rotomahana.
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