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The Pink and White Terraces of Lake Rotomahana: what was their fate after the 1886 Tarawera Rift eruption?
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2016
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Source: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 314, 126-141
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Journal Title:Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
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Description:The Pink and White Terraces that once stood regally on the shores of old Lake Rotomahana, and which were unique in their beauty as a natural wonder of the world, were regarded by the local Māori as a taonga, or treasure, because of the therapeutic qualities of the waters and their majestic appearance. The eruption of Mt. Tarawera on June 10, 1886 is commonly cited as the cause of their demise, with the lake rapidly rising soon thereafter to drown the large, newly formed Rotomahana crater and other volcanic edifices shaped during the excavation of the old lake. Thus, the effects of the eruption have been masked from onlookers for more than 125 years. However, application of state-of-the-art survey techniques usually applied in the marine realm to modern Lake Rotomahana, including AUV surveys with numerous sensors, seismic profiling, water column surveys and deployment of deep sea cameras, has provided a wealth of new information about the state of hydrothermal systems in the lake and the probable fortunes of the Pink and White Terraces.
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Source:Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 314, 126-141
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ISSN:0377-0273
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