Darba Pit

Darba Pit is a quarry in Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui. Darba Pit is situated nearby to the peak Waitangi, as well as near the campsite Abbassia Camp.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbassia Camp and Waiouru Military Camp.

Abbassia Camp

Campsite

Photo: New Zealand Defence Force, CC BY 2.0.

Abbassia Camp is a campsite, which is situated 660 metres north of Darba Pit.

Waiouru Military Camp

Military installation

Photo: New Zealand Defence Force, CC BY 2.0.

Waiouru Military Camp is a camp of the New Zealand Army in the central North Island of New Zealand near Waiouru. All New Zealand Army soldiers complete their initial basic training, the All Arms Recruit Course, at Waiouru Military Camp. Waiouru Military Camp is situated 2½ km south of Darba Pit.

National Army Museum

Museum

Photo: Stagking, Public domain.

The National Army Museum is the museum of the New Zealand Army. It was formerly known as the Queen Elizabeth II Army Memorial Museum. It is located on State Highway One, on the southern side of the small military town of Waiouru. National Army Museum is situated 4 km south of Darba Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waiouru and Tangiwai.

Waiouru

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Waiouru is a small town in the Ruapehu District, in New Zealand's Manawatū-Whanganui region. It is located on the south-eastern North Island Volcanic Plateau, 130 km north of Palmerston North and 25 kilometres south-east of Mount Ruapehu. Waiouru is situated 3½ km south of Darba Pit.

Tangiwai

Locality

Photo: Ron2K, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tangiwai is a 2,696.66-square-kilometre census area and a small rural community in the Ruapehu District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. Tangiwai is situated 8 km west of Darba Pit.

Darba Pit

Type: Quarry
Description: crater in New Zealand
Categories: crater and industry
Location: Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.44709° or 39° 26′ 50″ south

Longitude

175.68128° or 175° 40′ 53″ east

Open location code

4VGQHM3J+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 983073128

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

Wikidata ID

Q31450654

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Cebuano: “Darba Pit”

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