The Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ) is a volcanic area in the North Island of New Zealand that has been active for the past two million years and is still highly active. Mount Ruapehu marks its south-western end and the zone runs north-eastward through the Taupo and Rotorua areas and offshore into the Bay of Plenty. It is part of the larger Central Volcanic Region that extends further westward through the western Bay of Plenty to the eastern side of the Coromandel Peninsula and has been active for four million years. The Taupo Volcanic Zone is widening east–west at the rate of about 8 mm per year. It is named after Lake Taupo, the flooded caldera of the largest volcano in the zone.
Port Waikato is on the south bank of the Waikato River at its outflow into the Tasman Sea, in northern New Zealand. It is currently a village of several hundred people.
The Kech River flows in the Makran region, of southeastern Iran and the southwestern area of Balochistan Province in southwestern Pakistan.
The Mata River is a river of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It flows northeast from the slopes of Mount Arowhana in the Raukumara Range to join with the Tapuaeroa River close to the settlement of Ruatoria, in doing so forming the Waiapu River, which reaches the Pacific Ocean near Rangitukia, 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of East Cape.
Mount Raukumara is the northernmost major peak in the Raukumara Range in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. Part of the backbone of the range, which forms part of a line of mountains extending across much of the North Island, 1343 metre (4404 ft) Raukumara is the third-highest peak in the range. It is clearly visible from a great distance at sea, being located only 25 kilometres from both Cape Runaway and East Cape.
The Devil River is a river of New Zealand's Tasman Region. It starts between the Devil Range and the Anatoki Range and flows generally east through the Kahurangi National Park, reaching the Takaka River 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of the town of Takaka.
The Hawai River is a river of New Zealand. It flows from the Raukumara Range northeast into the Bay of Plenty. The locality of Torere is 7 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of the river mouth, and Houpoto is 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast.
The Ihungia River is a river of the northeastern North Island of New Zealand. It flows north from its source inland from Te Puia Springs, joining with the Mata River 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Ruatoria.
The Kereu River is a river of New Zealand's northeastern North Island. It flows northwest from its headwaters, the largest of which ios the Hauhauponamu Stream, reaching the sea in the extreme east of the Bay of Plenty, close to the township of Te Kaha.
The Mohakatino River is a northern river in the Taranki region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally west from its origins west of Ohura, roughly paralleling the course of its northerly neighbour, the larger Mokau River. The Mohakatino reaches the Tasman Sea 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Mokau.
Waikura River is the name of two rivers in the Gisborne Region of New Zealand.
The Whangaparaoa River is a river of the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northwest from the Raukumara Range to reach the Whangaparaoa Bay, an indentation in the far east of the Bay of plenty, 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Cape Runaway.
The Ngatapa Branch was a secondary branch line railway 18,50 km long that for a short time formed part of the national rail network in Poverty Bay in the North Island of New Zealand. The Ngatapa branch diverged from the Moutohora branch line about 6 km from Gisborne and ran a further 12.5 km across the coastal flat to a terminus at Ngatapa.
The Waikura River is a river of the southwestern Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows initially southeast before turning west to reach the Hangaroa River 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Gisborne.
Guadalimar is a river of the Province of Albacete, Spain. It is a tributary of the Guadalquivir.
Vescia was an ancient city of the Ausones, which was part of the so-called Auruncan Pentapolis and was destroyed by the Romans in 340 BC.
Wherowhero Lagoon is a lagoon in the Gisborne Region of New Zealand. Restoration efforts are currently underway, as a part of a nationwide effort to clean up New Zealand's waterways.
