Māhanga Rua
Māhanga Rua is a scenic viewpoint in Rotorua Lakes District, Bay of Plenty. Māhanga Rua is situated nearby to The Weather Pool, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Rainbow Crater.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waiotapu and Champagne Pool.
Waiotapu
Photo: Beast from the Bush, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waiotapu is an active geothermal area at the southern end of the Okataina Volcanic Centre, just north of the Reporoa caldera, in New Zealand's Taupō Volcanic Zone. Waiotapu is situated 120 metres northwest of Māhanga Rua.
Champagne Pool
Champagne Pool is a prominent geothermal feature within the Waiotapu geothermal area in the North Island of New Zealand. The terrestrial hot spring is located about 30 km southeast of Rotorua and about 50 km northeast of Taupō.
Lady Knox Geyser
Geyser
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The Lady Knox Geyser is a geyser in the Waiotapu area of the Taupō Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. It is named after Lady Constance Knox, the second daughter of Uchter Knox, 15th Governor of New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waimangu and Waikite Valley.
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. Waimangu is situated 8 km north of Māhanga Rua.
Waikite Valley
Locality
Waikite Valley is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. Waikite Valley is situated 9 km west of Māhanga Rua.
Reporoa
Village
Reporoa is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located within the Reporoa Caldera, a caldera in the Taupō Volcanic Zone containing the Deer Hill, Kairuru and Pukekahu rhyolitic lava domes and the active Reporoa geothermal field. Reporoa is situated 9 km south of Māhanga Rua.
Māhanga Rua
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Rotorua Lakes District, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.35682° or 38° 21′ 25″ southLongitude
176.36813° or 176° 22′ 5″ eastOpen location code
4VHRJ9V9+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 12070955817OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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