Graphic: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966.

Active faults in the North Island of New Zealand. The Rotorua-Taupo Fault Zone, which contains active (Tarawera, Tongariro, Ngauruhoe, Ruapehu) and extinct volcanoes (Edgecumbe, Ngongatahu, etc.) is continued to the north-east as the White Island Trench, and as a line of active volcanoes extending from White Island to Samoa

Active faults in the North Island of New Zealand. The Rotorua-Taupo Fault Zone, which contains active (Tarawera, Tongariro, Ngauruhoe, Ruapehu) and extinct volcanoes (Edgecumbe, Ngongatahu, etc.) is continued to the north-east as the White Island Trench, and as a line of active volcanoes extending from White Island to Samoa

Active faults in the North Island of New Zealand. The Rotorua-Taupo Fault Zone, which contains active (Tarawera, Tongariro, Ngauruhoe, Ruapehu) and extinct volcanoes (Edgecumbe, Ngongatahu, etc.) is continued to the north-east as the White Island Trench, and as a line of active volcanoes extending from White Island to Samoa



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