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Ohakuri Caldera, the Glossary

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The Ohakuri Caldera (also Ōhakuri Caldera) was formed in a paired single event eruption of Ohakuri ignimbrite and is located in the Taupō Volcanic Zone on the North Island of New Zealand.[1]

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  1. 29 relations: Atiamuri Power Station, Ātiamuri, Ōhakuri Dam, Caldera, Hauraki Rift, Horohoro Fault, Ignimbrite, Kapenga Caldera, Lake Rotorua, Lake Taupō, List of volcanoes in New Zealand, Mantle (geology), Maroa Caldera, Mount Tarawera, New Zealand, North Island, Orakei Korako, Paeroa Fault, Pleistocene, Rotorua, Rotorua Caldera, State Highway 1 (New Zealand), Taupō Rift, Taupō Volcanic Zone, Taupō Volcano, Volcanism of New Zealand, Waikato, Waikato River, Whakamaru Caldera.

  2. Calderas of New Zealand
  3. Rotorua
  4. Rotorua Volcanic Centre
  5. Volcanoes of Waikato

Atiamuri Power Station

Ātiamuri Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand.

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Ātiamuri

Ātiamuri is a former hydro village in the central North Island of New Zealand.

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Ōhakuri Dam

The Ōhakuri Dam is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, central North Island, New Zealand, midway between Taupō, Rotorua and Hamilton.

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Caldera

A caldera is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption.

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Hauraki Rift

The Hauraki Rift is an active NeS-to NWeSE-striking rift valley system in the North Island of New Zealand that has produced the Firth of Thames and the Hauraki Plains.

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Horohoro Fault

The Horohoro Fault is in the old Taupō Rift of the central North Island of New Zealand and is associated with the spectacular Horohoro cliffs. Ohakuri Caldera and Horohoro Fault are Taupō Volcanic Zone.

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Ignimbrite

Ignimbrite is a type of volcanic rock, consisting of hardened tuff.

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Kapenga Caldera

The Kapenga Caldera (also known as the Kapenda Volcanic Centre) in New Zealand’s Taupō Volcanic Zone lies in a low land area immediately south of Lake Rotorua through the Hemo Gap in the Rotorua Caldera rim. Ohakuri Caldera and Kapenga Caldera are calderas of New Zealand, Pleistocene calderas and Taupō Volcanic Zone.

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Lake Rotorua

Lake Rotorua (Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe) is the second largest lake in the North Island of New Zealand by surface area, and covers 79.8 km2. Ohakuri Caldera and lake Rotorua are Taupō Volcanic Zone.

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Lake Taupō

Lake Taupō (also spelled Taupo; Taupō-nui-a-Tia or) is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano. Ohakuri Caldera and lake Taupō are calderas of New Zealand and Taupō Volcanic Zone.

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List of volcanoes in New Zealand

This is a partial list of active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes in New Zealand.

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Mantle (geology)

A mantle is a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust.

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Maroa Caldera

The Maroa Caldera (Maroa Volcanic Centre) is approximately in size and is located in the north-east corner of the earlier Whakamaru caldera in the Taupō Volcanic Zone in the North Island of New Zealand. Ohakuri Caldera and Maroa Caldera are calderas of New Zealand, Pleistocene calderas, Taupō Volcanic Zone and volcanoes of Waikato.

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Mount Tarawera

Mount Tarawera is a volcano on the North Island of New Zealand within the older but volcanically productive Ōkataina Caldera. Ohakuri Caldera and Mount Tarawera are Taupō Volcanic Zone.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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North Island

The North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui, 'the fish of Māui', officially North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui or historically New Ulster) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait.

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Orakei Korako

Orakei Korako is a highly active geothermal area most notable for its series of fault-stepped sinter terraces, located in a valley north of Taupō on the banks of the Waikato River in the Taupō Volcanic Zone, New Zealand.

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Paeroa Fault

The Paeroa Fault is a seismically active area in the Taupō District, Waikato Region of the central North Island of New Zealand. Ohakuri Caldera and Paeroa Fault are Taupō Volcanic Zone.

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Pleistocene

The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.

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Rotorua

Rotorua is a city in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Rotorua Caldera

The Rotorua Caldera is a large rhyolitic caldera that is filled by Lake Rotorua. Ohakuri Caldera and Rotorua Caldera are calderas of New Zealand, Pleistocene calderas, Rotorua, Rotorua Volcanic Centre and Taupō Volcanic Zone.

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State Highway 1 (New Zealand)

State Highway 1 (SH 1) is the longest and most significant road in the New Zealand road network, running the length of both main islands.

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Taupō Rift

The Taupō Rift is the seismically active rift valley containing the Taupō Volcanic Zone, central North Island of New Zealand. Ohakuri Caldera and Taupō Rift are Taupō Volcanic Zone.

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Taupō Volcanic Zone

The Taupō Volcanic Zone (TVZ) is a volcanic area in the North Island of New Zealand.

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Taupō Volcano

Lake Taupō, in the centre of New Zealand's North Island, fills the caldera of the Taupō Volcano, a large rhyolitic supervolcano. Ohakuri Caldera and Taupō Volcano are calderas of New Zealand, Pleistocene calderas, Taupō Volcanic Zone, VEI-6 volcanoes and volcanoes of Waikato.

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Volcanism of New Zealand

The volcanism of New Zealand has been responsible for many of the country's geographical features, especially in the North Island and the country's outlying islands.

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Waikato

Waikato is a region of the upper North Island of New Zealand.

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Waikato River

The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand, running for through the North Island.

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Whakamaru Caldera

Whakamaru Caldera was created in a massive supereruption 335,000 years ago and is approximately in size and is located in the North Island of New Zealand. Ohakuri Caldera and Whakamaru Caldera are calderas of New Zealand, Pleistocene calderas, Taupō Volcanic Zone and volcanoes of Waikato.

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See also

Calderas of New Zealand

Rotorua

Rotorua Volcanic Centre

Volcanoes of Waikato

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohakuri_Caldera