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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 73. Chapters: Kermadec Islands, Taupo Volcanic Zone, Volcanoes of New Zealand, Mount Ruapehu, Banks Peninsula, Lake Taupo, Auckland Islands, Brown Peak, Otago Peninsula, Tongariro National Park, Raoul Island, North Island Volcanic Plateau, Mount Taranaki, List of volcanoes in New Zealand, Otago Harbour, Craters of the Moon, Taupo Volcano, Antipodes Islands, Whakaari / White Island, Coromandel Peninsula, Mount Tarawera, Hatepe eruption, Sugar Loaf Islands, Poor Knights Islands, Akaroa, Whakarewarewa, Mauao, Mount Ngauruhoe, Moutohora Island, Solander Islands, Little Barrier Island, Mayor Island / Tuhua, Mount Tongariro, Lake Rotorua, Mount Pirongia, Putauaki, Macauley Island, Mount Tauhara, Hauhungatahi, Eastern Ruapehu Lahar Alarm and Warning System, Buckle Island, Oruanui eruption, Young Island, Mercury Islands, Puketutu Island, Hurupaki Mountain, North Cape, New Zealand, Bombay Hills, Cheeseman Island, Curtis Island, New Zealand, Lyttelton Harbour, Lake Okataina, Reporoa caldera, Mokoia Island, Gannet Island, Mount Manaia, L'Esperance Rock, Brothers volcano, Monowai Seamount, Pihanga, Bollons Island, Ben Lomond, Tikitere, Rotorua Caldera, Green Lake, New Zealand, Te Wairoa, Te Paepae o Aotea, Kaikohe Hill, Kermadec Trench, Nugent Island, Denham Bay, Blue Lake, Healy, Te Puke, Tama Lakes, Te Ahuahu, Pouerua, Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field, Pohutu Geyser, Tarahi, Maungaturoto, Tauanui, Putahi. Excerpt: 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. It has also claimed many lives. While the land's volcanic history dates back to before the Zealandia microcontinent rifted away from Gondwana 60-130 million years ago, activity continues today with minor eruptions occurring every few years. This recent activity ...
