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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 Taupo Volcanic Zone. It is 27 kilometres south of Rotorua. The area has many hot springs noted for
their colourful appearance, in addition to the Lady Knox Geyser, Champagne Pool,
Artist's Palette, Primrose Terrace and boiling mud pools. Source
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean. The South Island covers 150,437 square kilometres and is influenced by a temperate climate. As it has a 33% larger landmass than the North Island it is often known as the "mainland", however only 23% of New Zealand's 4.5 million inhabitants live in the South Island. In the early stages of European. Source
The Bowen River is a river in northern Fiordland, New Zealand. The river runs south for 8 km, before flowing from a hanging valley to become the 162 m Lady Bowen Falls, and draining into the head of Milford Sound. The falls are named for Diamantina Bowen, wife of George Bowen, the fifth Governor of New Zealand. The falls provide electricity for the Milford Sound settlement by feeding a small hydroelectric scheme, and are also the water source for the settlement. Source
