Taupō Volcano
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Not to be confused with the Taupo Bank which is an extinct volcano about 400 km (250 mi) off the east coast of Australia.
Lake Taupō, in the centre of New Zealand's North Island, fills the caldera of the Taupō Volcano, a large rhyolitic supervolcano. This huge volcano has produced two of the world's most powerful eruptions in geologically recent times.
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Taupō Volcano | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 452 m (1,483 ft)[1] |
Prominence | Motutaiko Island |
Coordinates | 38°48′20″S 175°54′03″E |
Dimensions | |
Width | 33 km (21 mi) |
Geography | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Waikato |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pleistocene - Meghalayan (0.3–0.0018 Ma ) |
Mountain type | Caldera |
Volcanic region | Taupō Volcanic Zone |
Last eruption | About 250 CE |
Climbing | |
Access | State Highway 1 |
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The volcano is in the Taupō Volcanic Zone within the Taupō Rift, a region of rift volcanic activity that extends from Ruapehu in the south, through the Taupō and Rotorua districts, to Whakaari/White Island, in the Bay of Plenty.