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Lake Taupo is one of my favourite places in NZ. It has formed inside a caldera. The caldera, was created by a super volcanic eruption about 26,500 years ago.
The Lake itself has a surface area of surface area of 616 square kilometres it is is the largest freshwater lake by surface area in Oceania. It is up to 190 metres deep so it must have been formed from a large eruption indeed.
The Lake is fed from the south side by Waitahanui River, the Tongariro River which run off the higher ground around the active volcanos Mts Ruapeheu and Tongariro.
The Lake has great fishing and it's possible to go skiing on the mountain, visit the surrounding hot pools and then catch a rainbow trout on the Lake many of our customers have done this and say it is a unique experience.
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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.
What plates cause taupo volcano to form?
indian australian plate
What plates caused the taupo volcano to form?
indian australian plate
What famous volcano is surrounded by a lake?
The Taal Volcano in the Philippines is surrounded by a lake.
Do calderas form into lakes?
No. Calderas form when a volcano produces an extremely massive eruption and collapses in on itself. But the volcano will often continue to erupt after this. For example, the volcano Krakatoa formed a caldera in 1883, but eruptions since then have formed a new island that is currently very active. There is evidence that the volcano has done such a thing several times.
Is lake taupo a caldera?
Yes, Lake Taupo is a volcano.
What volcano erupted forming lake taupo?
It is simply called the Taupo 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
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.
Were is the water before it comes to lake taupo?
It's something called the water cycle you ding dongs!
How is lake taupo formed?
It is the crater of a volcano filled with water
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.
What geographical feature is between Napier Taupo?
it is the lake it has a dormant volcano underneath it
Where is Mount Taupo?
Taupo is a town by Lake Taupo near the centre of the North Island of New Zealand.
Is lake taupo an extinct volcano or dormant one?
Dormant. As evidenced for example by the steaming cliffs to the south of the lake.
