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What volcano erupted forming lake taupo?

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It is simply called the Taupo Volcano.

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When did lake taupo last erupted?

The Taupo volcano last erupted over 1,800 years ago, and is today filled by New Zealand's largest lake.


Were is the water before it comes to lake taupo?

It's something called the water cycle you ding dongs!


Is lake taupo a caldera?

Yes, Lake Taupo is a volcano.


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


What happened when lake taupo erupted?

The Taupo volcano has produced two cataclysmic eruptions. The first, a VEI 8 super eruption ocurred 26,500 years ago. The second, a VEI 7 ocurred around 180 AD. The volcano has produced at least 26 smaller eruptions as well.


Is lake taupo an effusive volcano?

No. Lake Taupo is in the caldera of a highly explosive supervolcano.


How high is lake Taupo's volcano?

Lake Taupo is a large lake filling the caldera left by the last eruption. It is an explosive volcano system, so there is no particular mountain.


Where is Mount Taupo?

Taupo is a town by Lake Taupo near the centre of the North Island of New Zealand.


How is lake taupo formed?

It is the crater of a volcano filled with water


How did lake taupo become a lake?

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.


What geographical feature is between Napier Taupo?

it is the lake it has a dormant volcano underneath it