Paekatare
Paekatare is a peak in Auckland Region, North Island and has an elevation of 89 metres. Paekatare is situated nearby to the hamlet Waikokowai, as well as near the locality Rotowaro.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant.
Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant
Photo: Impavidus87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant, also known as the Waikato Carbonisation Plant, was a coal processing plant in the Rotowaro/Huntly area, New Zealand. It was also the first plant to use the Lurgi process in the Southern Hemisphere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rotowaro and Glen Afton.
Rotowaro
Locality
Photo: Impavidus87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rotowaro was once a small coal mining township approximately 10 km west of Huntly in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The town was built especially for miners houses, but was entirely removed in the 1980s to make way for a large opencast mine.
Glen Afton
Hamlet
Glen Afton and Pukemiro are twin settlements in the Waikato District, in northern Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The nearest town is Huntly, some 14 km away.
Ruawaro
Hamlet
Ruawaro is a rural community in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, situated south of Lake Whangape and west of Huntly. Ruawaro is situated 7 km north of Paekatare.
Paekatare
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 89 metres
- Description: hill in New Zealand
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.59144° or 37° 35′ 29″ southLongitude
175.06541° or 175° 3′ 56″ eastElevation
89 metres (292 feet)Open location code
4VJQC358+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1784568592OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Paekatare from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Dutch—“Paekatare” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Паекатаре”
- Cebuano: “Paekatare”
- Dutch: “Paekatare”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Waikokowai and Renown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pukemiro Junction and The Glen Afton Line Heritage Railway.
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