Story: Historic volcanic activity
Three years after Mt Ruapehu erupted, Crater Lake had risen to approximately its previous level. This panorama shows the swollen lake in Labour weekend 1953, about two months before the Tangiwai disaster in December 1953.
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Photograph by Peter Otway
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