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Taupō bungy

Taupō bungy

Opening at Taupō in 1991, this was the first cliff-top bungy jump in New Zealand. It exploits the cliffs formed by the Waikato River cutting into soft volcanic rocks, a couple of kilometres below its exit from Lake Taupō.

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Taupo Bungy

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Malcolm McKinnon. 'Volcanic Plateau region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Dec-10
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/volcanic-plateau-region/14/4