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Ōhakuri

The Golden Fleece Terrace at Orakei Korako, New Zealand.

A caldera formed around 240,000 years ago. Unusually, this erupted only weeks after the explosion that formed Lake Rotorua, located 30 km to the north-east of Ōhakuri. Ōhakuri is part of the Taupō volcanic zone.

Acknowledgement: Vicki Mundoo, Creative Commons 2.0

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