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Maungaongaonga
Maungaongaonga is an high dacite volcano located between Rotorua and Taupō in the North Island Volcanic Plateau. The area of the mountain is a scenic reserve and some of its southern slopes are highly geothermally active. Geography Maungaongaonga is located at the far western border of the :Okataina Volcanic Centre, Okataina Volcanic Centre. To the east across the Hakereteke stream valley (historically called Kerosene Creek, Kerosene creek) is the slightly lower but more striking Maunga Kākaramea, Maunga Kākaramea or Rainbow mountain which is often steaming from its geothermal field. To the North west is the still active Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley. The main peak of the volcano has at about to its south a large extrusion dome (trig B27G) that is high. Also to the south, about the level, are pumice raft blocks on the valley margins, as for a period following the Hatepe eruption, Taupō eruption of 232 CE the whole area of lowland extending towards Taupō and the presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maunga Kākaramea
Maunga Kākaramea (also known officially as Rainbow Mountain) is a high dacite volcano located between Rotorua and Taupō in the North Island Volcanic Plateau of New Zealand. It has multiple steaming features and a picturesque crater lake reached by a short walk from the nearest road and has a nearby geothermal area. Geography Maunga Kākaramea (meaning mountain of coloured earth, sometimes called Maungakakaramea and also known in colloquial English as Mount Kakaramea - but do not confuse with Kakaramea-Tihia Massif, Kakaramea another mountain) is located at the western borders of the :Okataina Volcanic Centre, Okataina Volcanic Centre. To the north west is the still active Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley and closer to the south west the Maungakaramea hot springs. To the west across the Hakereteke stream (European settlement name Kerosene Creek) valley is the slightly higher peak of Maungaongaonga at . Geology Much of the ground has been altered by steam action, which is most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerosene Creek
Hakereteke stream (also known as Kerosene Creek) is a hot spring stream near Rotorua, New Zealand. It is near the geothermal area of Waiotapu, running between the peaks to its west of Maungaongaonga and to north east of Maunga Kākaramea. The stream rises on the slopes of Tutehu, passes through a swamp adjacent to Rotowhera (Green Lake) at the foot of Maunga Kākaramea, runs aside the Keroscene Creek trail for a short portion and joins the Waikokomuka stream to form the Waiotapu stream. It is a tourist attraction and part has been used as a swimming hole, with this portion also known as Te Ranga. In 2015 AA Directions ranked it as one of the top 10 swimming holes in New Zealand. The creek has not been commercialised. The creek has a waterfall with a height of about . Geology The upper stream is feed by standard drainage but from the slopes of Maunga Kākaramea onwards many hot springs also contribute to the stream. Some have petroleum seeps (hence name Kerosene Creek), and many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Volcanoes In New Zealand
This is a partial list of active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes in New Zealand. Kermadec Arc and Havre Trough North Island Taupō Volcanic Zone Elsewhere South Island Other Ross Dependency New Zealand also has ''de facto'' administration over Ross Dependency in Antarctica, which contains the following volcanoes: References External links {{GeoGroupTemplateNew Zealand's Volcanoesat GNS Science New Zealand Volcanoes Volcanoes A volcano is commonly defined as a vent or fissure in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often fo ... Geography of the Kermadec Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault
The Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault is a seismically and volcanically active area of the central North Island of New Zealand. Geology Coming from the south the Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault can be interpreted as a splay of the Paeroa Fault beneath the still geothermally active volcano of Maungaongaonga which defines the most western aspect of the Okataina Volcanic Centre at the eastern margin of the Taupō Rift of the Taupō Volcanic Zone. Between the two active south-east dipping faults is a short segment of fault that is atypically north-west dipping and at 90 degrees to the rift zone axis. Since however the Taupō Rift itself takes a 20 degree change of direction to the south and the dominant rift widening is actually in the Bay of Plenty and has decreased by half to a displacement rate of 7.2 ± 0.4 mm/yr at this part of the rift system other interpretations might be more logical. Certainly there is a discontinuity, associated with the Okataina Volcanic Centre between the south-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paeroa Fault
The Paeroa Fault is a seismically active area in the Taupō District, Waikato Region of the central North Island of New Zealand. Geology North of Lake Taupō, volcanic ignimbrite at least thick, and called the Paeroa Ignimbrite (dated to 339 ± 5 ) is exposed along the very steep fault scarp of the Paeroa Fault that defines the western flank of the high Paeroa Range. The Paeroa Ignimbrite appears to have been erupted from a linear vent alignment parallel to the current Paeroa Range and fault. This fault area of the Taupō Rift is displacing at a rate of /year. At the north eastern end of the fault is the geothermally active Maungaongaonga volcano that with the fault defines the far south western border of the Ōkataina Volcanic Centre. The Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault too extends to the Ōkataina Caldera and is a splay from the Paeroa Fault. The southern portion of the fault is associated with the raised Paeroa Fault block immediately to its east which is the largest ground su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waiotapu
Waiotapu (Māori for "sacred waters") is an active geothermal area at the southern end of the Okataina Volcanic Centre, just north of the Reporoa caldera, in New Zealand's Taupō Volcanic Zone. It is 27 kilometres south of Rotorua. Due to dramatic geothermal conditions beneath the earth, the area has many hot springs noted for their colourful appearance, in addition to the Lady Knox Geyser, Champagne Pool, Artist's Palette, Primrose Terrace and boiling mud pools. These can mostly be viewed through access by foot, and in addition to a paid and curated experience, naturally forming hot springs appear around the area. The geothermal area covers 18 square kilometres. Prior to European occupation the area was the homeland of the Ngāti Whaoa tribe who descended from those on the '' Arawa'' waka (canoe). The area has a long history as a tourist attraction. While the area has been protected as a scenic reserve since 1931, a tourist operation occupies part of the reserve under a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volcanoes Of Waikato
A volcano is commonly defined as a vent or fissure in the Crust (geology), crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and volcanic gas, gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where list of tectonic plates, tectonic plates are divergent boundary, diverging or convergent boundary, converging, and because most of Earth's plate boundaries are underwater, most volcanoes are found underwater. For example, a mid-ocean ridge, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates whereas the Pacific Ring of Fire has volcanoes caused by convergent tectonic plates. Volcanoes resulting from divergent tectonic activity are usually non-explosive whereas those resulting from convergent tectonic activity cause violent eruptions."Mid-ocean ridge tectonics, volcanism and geomorphology." Geology 26, no. 455 (2001): 458. https://macdonald.faculty.geol.ucsb.edu/papers/Macd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886 Eruption Of Mount Tarawera
The 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera was a violent volcanic eruption that occurred in the early hours of 10 June 1886 at Mount Tarawera, near Rotorua on New Zealand's North Island. The eruption reached an estimated volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 5 and killed an estimated 120 people, making it the largest and deadliest in New Zealand during the past 500 years, a period that includes the entirety of History of New Zealand#Early European exploration, European history in New Zealand. The eruption began at roughly 2:00a.m. and lasted for approximately six hours, causing a Eruption column, ash column, earthquakes, lightning, and explosions heard as far away as Blenheim, New Zealand, Blenheim in the South Island – more than away. A long rift formed across the mountain and surrounding area during the eruption, starting from the Wahanga peak at the mountain's northern end and extending in a southwesterly direction, through Lake Rotomahana and forming the Waimangu Volcanic Rift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Springs Of New Zealand
Hot commonly refers refer to: *Heat, a hot temperature *Pungency, in food, a spicy or hot quality Hot or HOT may also refer to: Places *Hot district, a district of Chiang Mai province, Thailand ** Hot subdistrict, a sub-district of Hot District, Thailand ** Tha Kham, Chiang Mai, also known as Hot, a town in Hot District, Chiang Mai province, Thailand *Hot, Albania, a village in the Malësi e Madhe municipality, Shkodër County, Albania Music * H.O.T. pronounced "H. O. T.", (High-Five of Teenagers), a South Korean boy band *Hawaii Opera Theatre, an opera company in Honolulu, Hawaii *Hot (American vocal group), best known for 1977 hit "Angel in Your Arms" 1976–1980 Albums * ''Hot'' (James Brown album) or the title song (see below), 1976 * ''Hot'' (Freda Payne album), 1979 * ''Hot'' (Paul Bley album), 1985 * ''Hot'' (Half Japanese album), 1995 * ''Hot'' (Squirrel Nut Zippers album), 1996 * ''Hot'' (Mel B album), 2000 * ''Hot'' (Taeyang EP), or the title song, 2008 * ''Hot'' (In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korthalsella Salicornioides
''Korthalsella salicornioides'' or dwarf mistletoe is an endemic parasitic plant in New Zealand. Description ''Korthalsella salicornicoides'' is named after the succulent coastal plant ''Salicornia'', because it has succulent stems. These appear as a dense mass of small fleshy leafless twigs, up to long, usually growing on the host plants mānuka (''Leptospermum scoparium'') and kānuka (''Kunzea ericoides''). It is reddish-yellow to green with tiny flowers and small yellow fruits from October to May. It is similar to the other two species of New Zealand leafless mistletoe in the genus ''Korthalsella'', but has denser stems arising at a narrower angle. Conservation This species is scattered across forests and scrublands in New Zealand, only abundant in small local patches. In some areas it is threatened by felling of ''Leptospermum'' and ''Kunzea'' for firewood, farming, or exotic forestry. It is classed as Threatened-Nationally Critical by the Department of Conservation Depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicranopteris Linearis
''Dicranopteris linearis'' is a common species of fern known by many common names, including Old World forked fern, ''uluhe'' (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian), and ''dilim'' (Filipino language, Filipino). It is one of the most widely distributed ferns of the wet Old World tropics and adjacent regions, including Polynesia and the Pacific Ocean, Pacific.Russell, A. E., et al. (1998)The ecology of the climbing fern ''Dicranopteris linearis'' on windward Mauna Loa, Hawaii. ''Journal of Ecology'' 86 765. In parts of the New World tropics its Ecological niche, niche is filled by its relative, ''Dicranopteris pectinatus''. This rhizome, rhizomatous fern spreads via cloning, spreading along the ground and climbing on other vegetation, often forming thickets 3 metres deep or more. The stem grows from the rhizome, branches at a 45° angle, and forms fronds that continue to bud and branch. In this way the growth can continue for a long distance as the plant forms a mat, grows over itself in la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunzea Ericoides
''Kunzea ericoides'', commonly known as kānuka or white tea-tree, is a tree or shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to New Zealand. It has white or pink flowers similar to those of ''Leptospermum'' and from its first formal description in 1832 until 1983 was known as ''Leptospermum ericoides''. The flowers have five petals and up to 25 stamens which are mostly longer than the petals. Description ''Kunzea ericoides'' is a spreading shrub or tree, sometimes growing to a height of with bark which peels in long strips and young branches which tend to droop. The leaves are variable in shape from linear to narrow elliptic or lance-shaped, long and wide with a petiole up to long. The flowers are white or pale pink, crowded on side branches or in the axils of upper leaves. The floral cup is covered with soft, downy hairs and is on a pedicel long. There are five triangular sepals about long and five petals about long. There are up to 25 stamens which are , mostl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
