About: Wairakei

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Wairakei is a small settlement, and geothermal area a few kilometres north of Taupō, in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand, on the Waikato River. It is part of the Taupō Volcanic Zone and features several natural geysers, hot pools. boiling mud pools, and the Wairakei Power Station, a major geothermal electric power generating station. The station was the second large-scale geothermal facility worldwide, and was commissioned in 1958. It was listed in the book 70 Wonders Of The Modern World published in 2000 by Reader's Digest to record The Eventful 20th Century.

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  • Wairakei est une petite localité dans le centre de l’île du Nord de la Nouvelle-Zélande. (fr)
  • Wairakei is a small settlement, and geothermal area a few kilometres north of Taupō, in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand, on the Waikato River. It is part of the Taupō Volcanic Zone and features several natural geysers, hot pools. boiling mud pools, and the Wairakei Power Station, a major geothermal electric power generating station. The station was the second large-scale geothermal facility worldwide, and was commissioned in 1958. It was listed in the book 70 Wonders Of The Modern World published in 2000 by Reader's Digest to record The Eventful 20th Century. The settlement, referred to as Wairakei Village, was constructed to house the workers of both the power station and the neighbouring Aratiatia hydro power station. From 31 October 2022 it had buses to Taupō, Mondays to Fridays. (en)
  • 와이라케이(Wairakei)는 뉴질랜드 북섬 타우포 와이카토 강 근처에 있는 지열발전소의 이름이자, 적은 거주민들이 거주하는 지열지대이다. (ko)
  • Уаиракеи (англ. Wairakei) — небольшой посёлок и геотермальная зона в нескольких километрах к северу от Таупо, в центре Северного острова Новой Зеландии, на реке Уаикато. Он является частью вулканической зоны Таупо и имеет несколько природных гейзеров, горячих бассейнов и кипящих грязевых вулканов. Здесь построена крупная геотермальная электростанция . Станция была вторым крупномасштабным геотермальным объектом в мире и была введена в эксплуатацию в 1958 году. Она была включена в книгу «70 чудес современного мира», опубликованную в 2000 году издательством «Ридерз Дайджест» и посвященную «Насыщенному событиями XX веку». Посёлок, названный Уаиракеи-Вилладж, был построен для размещения работников как электростанции Уаиракеи, так и соседней гидроэлектростанции . (ru)
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  • The Craters of the Moon, a steamfield close by, created by the use of geothermal energy changing the underground pressure situation. (en)
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  • Wairakei est une petite localité dans le centre de l’île du Nord de la Nouvelle-Zélande. (fr)
  • 와이라케이(Wairakei)는 뉴질랜드 북섬 타우포 와이카토 강 근처에 있는 지열발전소의 이름이자, 적은 거주민들이 거주하는 지열지대이다. (ko)
  • Wairakei is a small settlement, and geothermal area a few kilometres north of Taupō, in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand, on the Waikato River. It is part of the Taupō Volcanic Zone and features several natural geysers, hot pools. boiling mud pools, and the Wairakei Power Station, a major geothermal electric power generating station. The station was the second large-scale geothermal facility worldwide, and was commissioned in 1958. It was listed in the book 70 Wonders Of The Modern World published in 2000 by Reader's Digest to record The Eventful 20th Century. (en)
  • Уаиракеи (англ. Wairakei) — небольшой посёлок и геотермальная зона в нескольких километрах к северу от Таупо, в центре Северного острова Новой Зеландии, на реке Уаикато. Он является частью вулканической зоны Таупо и имеет несколько природных гейзеров, горячих бассейнов и кипящих грязевых вулканов. Здесь построена крупная геотермальная электростанция . Посёлок, названный Уаиракеи-Вилладж, был построен для размещения работников как электростанции Уаиракеи, так и соседней гидроэлектростанции . (ru)
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  • Wairakei (Nouvelle-Zélande) (fr)
  • 와이라케이 (ko)
  • Wairakei (en)
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