Karangahake Gorge
Karangahake Gorge is in Auckland Region, North Island. Karangahake Gorge is situated nearby to Waitawheta Number 1 Bridge, as well as near Owharoa Bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Owharoa Falls and Karangahake Gorge.
Owharoa Falls
Waterfall
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Owharoa Falls is a staircase waterfall in Waikato, New Zealand, located off Waitawheta Road in Karangahake Gorge, near State Highway 2, between Paeroa and Waihi, and close to the small settlement of Waikino.
Karangahake Gorge
Valley
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The Karangahake Gorge lies between the Coromandel and Kaimai ranges, at the southern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. A sharply winding canyon, it was formed by the Ohinemuri River. Karangahake Gorge is situated 3½ km west of Karangahake Gorge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waikino and Karangahake.
Waikino
Village
Waikino is a small settlement at the eastern end of a gorge in the North Island of New Zealand alongside the Ohinemuri River, between Waihi and the Karangahake Gorge.
Karangahake
Village
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Karangahake is a locality in the Hauraki District of New Zealand. In Māori, Karangahake translates as a "humpbacked ridge or a call from the other side". Karangahake is situated 4½ km west of Karangahake Gorge.
Mackaytown
Hamlet
Mackaytown is a settlement in the Hauraki District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located at the north-western end of the Karangahake Gorge just south of Paeroa. Mackaytown is situated 5 km west of Karangahake Gorge.
Karangahake Gorge
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.41756° or 37° 25′ 3″ southLongitude
175.7654° or 175° 45′ 55″ eastOpen location code
4VJQHQJ8+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 10827660771OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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Notable Places Nearby
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