About: Port Waikato

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Port Waikato is on the south bank of the Waikato River at its outflow into the Tasman Sea, in northern New Zealand. Port Waikato is a well-known surfing and whitebaiting destination and a popular holiday spot. Fish can be caught off the rocks and surf beach, and off the sand dunes that border the river mouth. Flounder and mullet are also plentiful using drag nets. Port Waikato is a location where sedimentary rock formations of 65–85 million years' antiquity are found, and a Jurassic-period dinosaur fossil was found there. Weathertop footage from the Lord of the Rings was filmed in limestone outcrops just south of the town.

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  • Port Waikato es una población en la ribera sur del río Waikato, en su desembocadura al mar de Tasmania, en el norte de Nueva Zelanda. Ahora una pequeña población de menos de 300 habitantes, fue un importante puerto durante las del siglo siglo XIX. El puerto tiene un muelle, establecido en 1893, un restaurante, una biblioteca, salón comunitario, estación de bomberos, club de surf, club de yate y un activo club de pesca. Port Waikato es un bien conocido centro de surf, destino de pesca de arenque neozelandés (Galaxiidae) y un popular punto vacacional. Justo al sur del pueblo se encuentran espectaculares afloramientos donde se rodó la trilogía cinematográfica de El Señor de los Anillos. Un campamento escolar se estableció cerca del pueblo en los años 1920. * Datos: Q6981004 * Multimedia: Port Waikato / Q6981004 (es)
  • Port Waikato is on the south bank of the Waikato River at its outflow into the Tasman Sea, in northern New Zealand. Port Waikato is a well-known surfing and whitebaiting destination and a popular holiday spot. Fish can be caught off the rocks and surf beach, and off the sand dunes that border the river mouth. Flounder and mullet are also plentiful using drag nets. Port Waikato is a location where sedimentary rock formations of 65–85 million years' antiquity are found, and a Jurassic-period dinosaur fossil was found there. Weathertop footage from the Lord of the Rings was filmed in limestone outcrops just south of the town. The Port has a Wharf Store, established 1893, a take-away shop, café, campground, library, community hall, fire station, surf lifesaving club, yachting club and an active fishing club. A school camp was established near the town in the 1920s, which boasts a well-formed BMX track. Port Waikato also serves as a popular wedding destination. (en)
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  • Port Waikato (en)
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  • Port Waikato es una población en la ribera sur del río Waikato, en su desembocadura al mar de Tasmania, en el norte de Nueva Zelanda. Ahora una pequeña población de menos de 300 habitantes, fue un importante puerto durante las del siglo siglo XIX. El puerto tiene un muelle, establecido en 1893, un restaurante, una biblioteca, salón comunitario, estación de bomberos, club de surf, club de yate y un activo club de pesca. Port Waikato es un bien conocido centro de surf, destino de pesca de arenque neozelandés (Galaxiidae) y un popular punto vacacional. (es)
  • Port Waikato is on the south bank of the Waikato River at its outflow into the Tasman Sea, in northern New Zealand. Port Waikato is a well-known surfing and whitebaiting destination and a popular holiday spot. Fish can be caught off the rocks and surf beach, and off the sand dunes that border the river mouth. Flounder and mullet are also plentiful using drag nets. Port Waikato is a location where sedimentary rock formations of 65–85 million years' antiquity are found, and a Jurassic-period dinosaur fossil was found there. Weathertop footage from the Lord of the Rings was filmed in limestone outcrops just south of the town. (en)
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