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Te Kopua-o-Matakerepo (Onepoto Basin)

Looking down on Te Kopua-o-Matakerepo (Onepoto Basin), NZ.

Formed by a phreatomagmatic eruption similar to Lake Pupuke and Crater Hill. The crater was eroded over time and then drained to form a local park and playing fields. Last erupted around 20,000 years ago.

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