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    • Series of craters on the north side of Mount Tarawera from above
    Rights: Carl Lindburg, Creative Commons 3.0 Published 12 July 2017 Size: 330 KB Referencing Hub media

    Last erupted in 1886, destroying nearby settlements including Te Wairoa. This eruption also destroyed the world-famous Pink and White Terraces. Mt Tarawera is a ryolite cone volcano, part of the Okataina volcanic centre.

    Acknowledgement: Carl Lindburg, Creative Commons 3.0

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