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Whakatane? it at the costal point but am not sure if it is the closest.

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Q: This city is the closest coastal city to the buried site of the pink and white terraces?
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Which city in New Zealand is close to pink and white terraces?

Rotorua is the city that would have been closest to the Pink and White Terraces (they were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886).


When were the Pink And White Terraces created?

The Pink and white terraces happened when a fat guy farted and plop out come pink and white terraces


What are the Pink and white terraces?

The Pink and White Terraces were a really cool formation of land


When did Mount Tarawera erupt creating the buried village and destroying the pink and white terraces that were a popular tourist attraction?

mt tarawera erupted in 1886 on the 10th June


What is the world famous terraces that destroyed by 1886 eruption?

pink and white terraces


Who discovered the pink and white terraces?

The maori


Is a canoe in the mist a true story?

In someways yes, Lillian and may of the other characters are fiction but some are real. The event of the mountain erupting is true and the Pink and white terraces being destroyed. If you happen to be in Rotorua got to the buried village it has a lot of information about the pink and white terraces, and the main feature is the Rotomahana hotel which is also in the book A Canoe in the Mist.Hope this helped :)


Where did the pink and white terraces live?

near mount tarawera


What did mt tarawera destroy?

the pink and white terraces and people


What volcano destroyed the pink and white terraces?

Mt Tarawera


Why is the pink and white terraces pink and white?

The Pink and White Terraces were the only New Zealand example of limestone terrace formations; they were formed by geothermally heated water containing large amounts of silica regularly spouting from two geysers located beside Lake Rotomahana and cascading down a hill slope, leaving thick pink and white silica deposits that formed terraces The terraces were destroyed around 3 am on 10 June 1886 when Mt Tarawera erupted.


Who was the first person to discover the pink and white terraces?

Giselle Hernandez