Thames

Thames is an old gold mining town on the west coast of the on the of . Thames has a rich history and is the great place to start any visit to the Coromandel Pensinsula.
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  • Type: Town with 7,480 residents
  • Description: town in Waikato, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Thames, New Zealand”, “Thames, Nueva Zelanda”, and “ハウラキ”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Thames railway station and Thames High School.

Railway station
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
The is a former railway station…

School
is a public high school in Thames, , .

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tararu.

Hamlet
is a former gold-mining village on the west coast of the of . is situated 3½ km northwest of Thames.

Thames

Latitude
-37.1383° or 37° 8′ 18″ south
Longitude
175.5375° or 175° 32′ 15″ east
Population
7,480
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
IATA airport code
TMZ
Open location code
4VJQVG6Q+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 59505369
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2208333
Wiki­data ID
Q1691479
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Thames” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ثمز”
  • Asturian: “Thames”
  • Catalan: “Thames”
  • Cebuano: “Thames”
  • Chinese: “泰晤士”
  • Dutch: “Thames”
  • French: “Thames”
  • German: “Thames”
  • Hebrew: “תמז”
  • Italian: “Thames (Nuova Zelanda)”
  • Italian: “Thames”
  • Japanese: “テムズ (ニュージーランド)”
  • Japanese: “テムズ”
  • Korean: “템스”
  • Malay: “Thames, New Zealand”
  • Maori: “Pārāwai”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Thames på New Zealand”
  • Polish: “Thames”
  • Russian: “Темс”
  • Slovenian: “Thames, Nova Zelandija”
  • Spanish: “Thames”
  • Turkish: “Thames”
  • Urdu: “تھیمز، نیوزی لینڈ”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Moanataiari and Thames North.

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