Geothermal areas in New Zealand
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New Zealand
is a geologically active country with numerous geothermal
features, including volcanoes, hot springs, geysers and volcanic lakes. Many of these features are clustered together, and they are particularly abundant throughout the central North Island
's Taupo Volcanic Zone
. These areas attract scientific interest and tourism, and are also utilised for power generation and by industry and civil engineering.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
is a geologically active country with numerous geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal is related to energy and may refer to:* The geothermal gradient and associated heat flows from within the Earth- Renewable technology :...
features, including volcanoes, hot springs, geysers and volcanic lakes. Many of these features are clustered together, and they are particularly abundant throughout the central North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
's Taupo Volcanic Zone
Taupo Volcanic Zone
The Taupo Volcanic Zone is a highly active volcanic V shaped area in the North Island of New Zealand that is spreading east -west at the rate of about 8mm per year...
. These areas attract scientific interest and tourism, and are also utilised for power generation and by industry and civil engineering.
Tourist areas
- WhakarewarewaWhakarewarewaWhakarewarewa is a geothermal area within Rotorua city in the Taupo Volcanic Zone of New Zealand...
, RotoruaRotoruaRotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns...
- Tikitere (Hell's Gate)TikitereTikitere, also known as "Hell's Gate", is Rotorua's most active geothermal area on State Highway 30, between Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand...
, north of Rotorua - WaimanguWaimangu Volcanic Rift ValleyWaimangu 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 former site of the Pink and White Terraces. It was the location of the Waimangu Geyser, which was...
, south of Rotorua
- Waiotapu, south of Rotorua
- Craters of the MoonCraters of the Moon (geothermal site)Craters of the Moon Thermal Area is a region with geothermal activity north of Taupo, New Zealand. It is a part of Wairakei, the largest geothermal field in New Zealand, with a surface area of about 25 km2, which lies in the Taupo Volcanic Zone.The name springs from the many hydrothermal eruption...
, WairakeiWairakeiWairakei is the name of a power station, small settlement and a geothermal area a few kilometres north of Taupo, in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand, on the Waikato River.- Geothermal field :...
, north of TaupoTaupoTaupo is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region....
- Orakei KorakoOrakei KorakoOrakei Korako , is a highly active geothermal area most notable for its series of fault-stepped sinter terraces, located in a valley north of Taupo on the banks of the Waikato River in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand...
, north of TaupoTaupoTaupo is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region....
