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Lake Taupo is volcanic in origin. Aorund 26,500 years ago the Taupo Volcano, which is a supervolcano, unleashed an eruption far larger than any seen in recorded history.The eruption drained a vast quantity of molten rock from the magma chamber below, causing the ground to collapse into a depression called a caldera. Water from rivers in the area then filled the depression, forming a lake.
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What is New Zealand's largest lake?
lake taupo it was formed by a volcano erupting
Is lake taupo a caldera?
Yes, Lake Taupo is a volcano.
What is the town beside Lake Taupo?
Taupo
How did Lake Taupo become polluted?
It isn't and I know because I live there and swim in it.
What lake is in the center of the north island?
Lake Taupo (Taupo Nui A Tia).
What is the area of lake taupo?
Lake Taupo has an area of approx 616 sq km.
Is lake taupo an effusive volcano?
No. Lake Taupo is in the caldera of a highly explosive supervolcano.
Why is lake taupo called lake taupo?
Apparently the first person to discover it was called Tia and Taupo is an abbrevitation of Taupo-Nui-a-Tia, aka The Great Cloak of Tia!
Is mt taupo dormant or active or extinct?
Mt Taupo is a dormant volcanoe
The largest lake in nz is lake?
Lake Taupo is the largest lake in New Zealand (616 km squared) Lake Taupo in the north islandLake Benmore, in Canturbury, at 75 square kilometers.
Is Lake Taupo in the North or South Island?
Lake Taupo is situated in the central North Island.
Who discovered Lake Taupo?
Tia is the name of the Maori explorer who discovered Lake Taupo and gave it its full name, Taupo Nui a Tia (The Great Cloak of Tia).
