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Lake Rotorua

View from above of hills, town and lake of Rotorua, New Zealand.

Lake Rotorua is a caldera volcano that erupted about 240,000 years ago. The eruption caused the mountain to collapse, and the hole has since been filled by water, forming a lake. The eruption was followed weeks later by an explosion at Ōhakuri.

Acknowledgement: GeoNet

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