Lake Rerewhakaaitu

#196 among destinations in New Zealand

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lake Rerewhakaaitu is a small, shallow lake in northern New Zealand, located 30 kilometres to the east of Rotorua. It is immediately south of the active volcano Mount Tarawera, and the geography was substantially altered by a major eruption in 1886. ()

Alternative names: Area: 2.86 mi²Length: 2.36 miWidth: 2.3 miMaximum depth: 59 ftElevation: 1434 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°17'45"S, 176°30'7"E

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Bay of PlentyNew Zealand

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Lake Rerewhakaaitu – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Rotomahana, Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley, Mount Tarawera.

3.8 miNW
Large wildlife refuge with black swans
Lake Rotomahana
99 min walk • Lake Rotomahana is an 800-hectare lake in northern New Zealand, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Rotorua. It is immediately south-west of the dormant volcano Mount Tarawera, and its geography was substantially altered by a major 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera.
5.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hot springs
Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley
144 min walk • The Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley is the hydrothermal system created on 10 June 1886 by the volcanic eruption of Mount Tarawera, on the North Island of New Zealand. It encompasses Lake Rotomahana, the site of the Pink and White Terraces, as well as the location of the Waimangu Geyser, which was active from 1900 to 1904.
5.5 miN
Lakeside volcano with hiking trails
Mount Tarawera
141 min walk • Mount Tarawera is a volcano on the North Island of New Zealand. Located 24 kilometres southeast of Rotorua, it consists of a series of rhyolitic lava domes that were fissured down the middle by an explosive basaltic eruption in 1886.