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Waitomo Caves

locality in Waikato, New Zealand

New Zealand · -38.2607, 175.1095

Waitomo Caves is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

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Waitomo Caves
Photo: Николай Максимович · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Waitomo Caves as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Waitomo Caves?

2 productions are recorded as filmed in Waitomo Caves, including The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–) and The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Waitomo Caves?

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–), covered by 44 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Waitomo Caves?

Waitomo Caves is in New Zealand. Its coordinates are -38.2607, 175.1095.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0.