Taupō supervolcano and caldera – Ōruanui eruption, 25,500 years ago, New Zealand

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Taupō supervolcano and caldera – Ōruanui eruption, 25,500 years ago, New Zealand

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Our biggest volcano isn’t a cone, it’s a lake, formed about 25,500 years ago in the massive Ōruanui eruption shown in this video. The volcano spat out so much magma that the ground collapsed kilometres downward. That huge hole – a caldera – now contains Lake Taupō. The Pacific Plate plunges beneath the eastern North Island, 4cm every year. Pressure builds. Rock melts

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRWnBtoshc0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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new zealand / te papa / wellington / nz / museum / māori / art

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