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Map of Ōhakuri caldera

Ōhakuri, the second caldera to explode, is located only 30 kilometres from Lake Rotorua. These two basins formed within days of each other.

Acknowledgement: Geological Society of America, GSA Bulletin, January/February 2007

Rights: Dr Darren Gravely

Published: 9 April 2010Size: 182.29 KB

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