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Taupō (Māori pronunciation: [ˈ t a ʉ p ɔː]), sometimes written Taupo, is a town located in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Lake Taupō , which is the largest freshwater lake in New Zealand.
Taupō began erupting about 300,000 years ago. The main eruptions that still affect the surrounding landscape are the dacitic Mount Tauhara eruption 65,000 years ago, the Oruanui eruption about 25,500 years ago, [2] [a] which is responsible for the shape of the modern caldera, and the Hatepe eruption, dated 232 ± 10 CE.
Lake Taupō (also spelled Taupo; Māori: Taupō-nui-a-Tia or Taupōmoana) is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano. The lake is the namesake of the town of Taupō , which sits on a bay in the lake's northeastern shore.
The Taupō Volcanic Zone (TVZ) is a volcanic area in the North Island of New Zealand.It has been active for at least the past two million years and is still highly active. ...
Taupo District covers 6,333.00 km 2 (2,445.18 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 42,600 as of June 2024, [2] with a population density of 6.7 people per km 2. There are 27,000 people in the Taupō urban area, 3,840 people in the Tūrangi urban area, and 11,760 people in other settlements and in rural areas.
The former New Zealand Armed Constabulary magazine, a Category 2 historic place in Taupō. The Taupō District is a territorial authority in central North Island, New Zealand, primarily in Waikato region.
Much of the central part of the region lies within the Taupo Volcanic Zone, which extends from the centre of the North Island northwards to Whakaari/White Island. Volcanic mountains and lakes, geothermal areas and geological fault lines all dot the landscape. The geothermal region around Rotorua is a major tourist site, while many hot springs ...
Mount Ruapehu (Māori: [ˈɾʉaˌpɛhʉ]; English / ˈ r uː ə ˌ p eɪ h uː /) is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupō Volcanic Zone and North Island volcanic plateau in New Zealand.