Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool
Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool is a recreation area in Bay of Plenty, North Island. Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool is situated nearby to Thermal area, as well as near the hot spring Waterfall Spout Bath.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waiotapu and Lady Knox Geyser.
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 1½ km south of Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool.
Lady Knox Geyser
Geyser
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
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.
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 6 km north of Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool.
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 Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool.
Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool
- Type: Mud
- Categories: tourism, recreation area, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.34165° or 38° 20′ 30″ southLongitude
176.37002° or 176° 22′ 12″ eastOpen location code
4VHRM95C+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 213282304OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=hot_springOpenStreetMap feature
natural=mudOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thermal area and Waterfall Spout Bath.
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