Whāngioterangi / Echo Lake
Whāngioterangi / Echo Lake is a crater in Rotorua Lakes District, Bay of Plenty. Whāngioterangi / Echo Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Waimangu, as well as near the locality Rotomahana.Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Crater
- Description: lake in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Echo Lake”, “Whangioterangi”, “Whāngioterangi”, and “Whangioterangi (Echo Lake)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Inferno Crater Lake and Frying Pan Lake.
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.
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.
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 9 km northwest of Whāngioterangi / Echo Lake.
Whāngioterangi / Echo Lake
- Categories: lake and landform
- Location: Rotorua Lakes District, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Maori—“Whāngioterangi / Echo Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Echo”
- Irish: “Whāngioterangi”
- Maori: “Whāngioterangi”
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Localities in the Area
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