Orakei Korako

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Orakei Korako is a highly active geothermal area most notable for its series of fault-stepped sinter terraces, located in a valley north of Taupō on the banks of the Waikato River in the Taupō Volcanic Zone, New Zealand. It is also known as "The Hidden Valley". The New Zealand Ministry for Culture a

nd Heritage gives a translation of "place of adornment near the white [sinter flat]" for Ōrākei Kōrako.

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