Orakei Korako
Orakei Korako is a highly active geothermal area most notable for its series of fault-stepped sinter terraces, located in a valley north of Taupō on the banks of the Waikato River in the Taupō Volcanic Zone, New Zealand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bbaauuaa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: geothermal area in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Orākei Kōrako” and “Orakei-Korako”
Orakei Korako
- Category: geothermal area in New Zealand
- Location: Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.47414° or 38° 28′ 27″ southLongitude
176.1426° or 176° 8′ 33″ eastElevation
353 metres (1,158 feet)Open location code
4VHRG4GV+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 7812034986OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Orakei Korako” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Orakei Korako”
- German: “Orakei Korako”
- Korean: “오라케이 코라코”
- Maori: “Orakei Korako”
- Russian: “Оракеи Корако”
- Russian: “Оракеи-Корако”
- Turkish: “Orakei Korako”
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