Inferno Crater Lake
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.
- Type: Lake
- Description: volcanic crater lake in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Inferno Crater”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Frying Pan Lake and Southern Crater Lake.
Frying Pan Lake
Lake
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 Inferno Crater Lake.
Inferno Crater Lake
- Categories: volcanic crater lake and body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.28191° or 38° 16′ 55″ south
Longitude
176.39956° or 176° 23′ 58″ east
Elevation
411 metres (1,348 feet)
Open location code
4VHRP99X+6R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Inferno Crater Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Spanish—“Inferno Crater Lake” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Laco d’o Cráter d’o Infierno”
- Aragonese: “Laco d’o Cráter de l’Infierno”
- Slovenian: “Kratersko jezero Inferno”
- Spanish: “Lago del crater del infierno”
- Spanish: “Lago del cráter del infierno”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rotomahana and Waiotapu Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fairy Crater and Black Crater.
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