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Lake Taupo is the remains of a volcanic crater, now filled with water. The most recent eruption was about AD 200.
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What is New Zealand's largest lake?
lake taupo it was formed by a volcano erupting
Is mt taupo dormant or active or extinct?
Mt Taupo is a dormant volcanoe
Which is the biggest lake in New Zealand Where is it?
Lake Taupo, in Taupo, central North Island. It was formed by a large volcanic eruption
How is lake taupo formed?
It is the crater of a volcano filled with water
Is lake taupo a caldera?
Yes, Lake Taupo is a volcano.
When did Lake Taupo from?
Lake Taupo, or the depression it formed in, formed about 26,500 years ago as as a result of the eruption of a supervolcano. The eruption drained much of the magma chamber beneath the area, causing the ground to collapse into the space left behind, forming a caldera.
Where do you go in new zealand to swim a caldera?
You can go to Lake Taupo, a lake which fills two calderas formed by a supervolcano.
What is the town beside Lake Taupo?
Taupo
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!
