Tūrangi (N.Z.)
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Name (Latin)
Tūrangi (N.Z.)
Other forms of name
Taupahi (N.Z.)
Tokaany Junction (N.Z.)
Tongariro Bridge (N.Z.)
nnaa Turangi, N.Z
Coordinates
175.81 175.81 -38.989 -38.989 (gooearth )
Associated country
New Zealand
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- BGN 9/23/87(Turangi, ppl, 39°00ʹS, 175°56ʹE; variants: Taupahi, Tongariro Bridge, Tokaany Junction)
- New Zealand gazetteer, via WWW, viewed on October 9, 2023:search for place names (Official name Tūrangi. Search result Taupahi. This name is not official; current status: replaced; feature type: town; history/origin/meaning: replaced by Turangi 31/03/1949; location 38.989S 175.810E)
- New Zealand. Dept. of Lands and Survey. Street map of Tokoroa, Taupo, Putaruru, Turangi, Mangakino ... 1985.
- BGN 9/23/87(Turangi, ppl, 39p0s00ʹS, 175p0s56ʹE; variants: Taupahi, Tongariro Bridge, Tokaany Junction)
- LC data base, 11-7-83(hdg.: Turangi, N.Z.)
Wikipedia description:
Tūrangi is a small town on the west bank of the Tongariro River, 50 kilometres south-west of Taupō on the North Island Volcanic Plateau of New Zealand. It was built to accommodate the workers associated with the Tongariro hydro-electric power development project and their families. The town was designed to remain as a small servicing centre for the exotic forest plantations south of Lake Taupō and for tourists. It is well known for its trout fishing and calls itself "the trout fishing capital of the world". The major Māori hapū (tribe) of the Tūrangi area is Ngāti Tūrangitukua.
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