The Tarawera rift (2nd of 2)

The Tarawera rift (2nd of 2)

This photograph of Mt Tarawera was taken more than 100 years after it erupted. The rift, formed by explosive eruptions on the night of 10 June 1886, is still the dominating feature. The reddish-brown scoria on the top had been spewed out in just a few hours.

• Hot springs, mud pools and geysers

• Thermal pools and spas

• Volcanic Plateau

• Volcanic Plateau places

• Volcanoes

• DISASTERS AND MISHAPS – ERUPTIONS

• TARAWERA, PHANTOM CANOE

• VOLCANIC AND THERMAL ACTIVITY

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