Emerald lakes

All things volcanic and thermal

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March 21st 2007
Welcome to the planet Volcan, which turned out to be central New-Zealand north island. Part of the Ring of Fire around the pacific, the quite active Taupo volcanic area stretching more than 200 km, has everything from hot springs to volcanoes. Even lake Taupo itself, biggest one in NZ, is a result of a massive volcano that exploded a little more than 2000 years ago, sending so much ash into the a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more