🏖️ Hot Water Beach

New Zealand · Oceania · 36.88°S, 175.82°E

Hot Water Beach is a beach on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand, just south of Mercury Bay. It is approximately 12 kilometres south east of Whitianga, and approximately 175 kilometres from Auckland by car. Its name comes from underground hot springs that filter up through the sand between the high and low water tidal reaches. The beach is a popular destination both for locals and tourists. Annual visitor numbers have been estimated at 700,000, making it one of the most popular geothermal attractions in the Waikato region.

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Quick facts

Country	New Zealand
Continent / region	Oceania
Coordinates (approx.)	36.88°S, 175.82°E · view on map

Hot Water Beach is located in New Zealand, in Oceania.

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