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 | Pink Terrace Site |
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 | Dubbed “The 8th Wonder of the World” by 19th Century tourists these beautiful travertine formations were destroyed by the 1886 volcanic eruption of Mt Tarawera. Their sites are now covered by Lake Rotomahana. |
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| White Terrace Site |
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 | Dubbed “The 8th Wonder of the World” by 19th Century tourists these beautiful travertine formations were destroyed by the 1886 volcanic eruption of Mt Tarawera. Their sites are now covered by Lake Rotomahana. |
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| Donne Cliffs |
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 | During your cruise you'll see Lake Rotomahana's geothermal system with fumaroles, geysers and other geothermal features that can be viewed only from our vessel. |
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| Fumarole Bay |
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 | The very hot steam vents of Fumarole Bay present a spectacular and noisy scene. |
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| Raupo Pond |
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| The most recent geothermal event at Waimangu was in May 1981 when a large steam explosion in Raupo Pond created two new craterlets. |
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| Black Crater |
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| Black Crater is walled by massive lava outcrops on one side and steaming hot ground on the other. The black deposits accumulating around the crater immediately after the 1886 eruption gave rise to its name, but today the ground is discoloured to pinks and reds. |
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| Fairy Crater |
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| This deep, steep sided crater plunges down 56 metres with spectacular lava bluffs forming its walls. |
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| Cathedral Rocks |
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 | This steaming monolith was completely changed in shape by the eruption of the Frying Pan flat eruption in 1917. It is composed of massive rhyolitic lava which is at least 60,000 years old, much older than Tarawera Volcano. |
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| Inferno Crater |
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 | The steaming blue jewel of Waimangu lies in an 1886 crater blown in the side of Mt Haszard. The largest geyser-like feature in the world, Inferno Crater has a unique and mysterious connection with Frying Pan Lake |
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| Lake Jetty |
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 | Boat cruises leave here for a 45 minute circle of the lake to view geothermal & historical points of interest and the sites of the once world famous Pink & White Terraces destroyed by the 1886 Tarawera Eruption. Tickets usually available from boat captain. |
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| Warbrick Terrace |
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 | Multi-coloured, fast growing silica platforms deposited over time form a dam across the warm stream draining through the crater. Named after the Warbrick family who were intimately connected with this area’s history |
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| Marble Terrace |
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 | Composed of similar material to that of the Pink and White Terraces destroyed in the 1886 Tarawera Eruption, these buttresses have been successively built in layers over time. The silica rich water is supplied by a nearby spring in Iodine Pool. |
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| Starhill Crater |
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 | Formed by the 1886 eruption this small crater was originally separate from the main Rotomahana crater. Now it is linked by a narrow passage. Its very sheltered position and warm microclimate have encouraged the re-establishment of plants |
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