Photographs
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In
1995 and 1996, Mt Ruapehu erupted.
At times the eruption plume was visible from where I live in Palmerston North. I decided to drive up to Tongariro National Park one day and get a closer look. |
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can be found about Ruapehu on these sites: http://www.gns.cri.nz/what/earthact/volcanoes/nzvolcanoes/ruabookprint.htm (This is on the site of the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited.) http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_ruapehu_crater_lake.html (This is on the "Volcano World" site, an excellent reference site for information about many volcanoes in the world.) |
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See some photos of White
Island, a marine volcano off the coast of Whakatane.
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