MOUNT TARAWERA
Roturua, New Zealand
Volcano
This was the
scene of the violent eruption of 1886, which resulted in the destruction of the
village of Te Wairoa and the Pink and White Terraces. Now a dormant volcano, Mt. Tarawera’s line of
craters form a 6km gash along its ridge.
Mount
Tarawera, lies in Southeast of Rotorua, a volcanic mountain with an important
role in local history of New Zealand and Rotorua region.
In the
1800s, Tarawera region is New Zealand’s centre of tourism. A tourist attraction and world famous Pink
and White Silica Terraces, was quickly becoming known as the ‘Eighth Wonder of
the World’. On 10th June
1886, a massive eruption were destroyed the Terraces and killed people and
devastated much of the surrounding landscape.
Violent
explosions excavated huge craters, one of which is now filled by Lake
Rotomahana.
The
volcano’s component domes include Ruawahia Dome (the highest at 1,111 metres),
Tarawera Dome and Wahanga Dome.
