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Map of Ōhakuri caldera

Map of Ōhakuri caldera

Ōhakuri, the second caldera to explode, is located only 30 kilometres from Lake Rotorua. These two basins formed within days of each other.

Acknowledgement:
Geological Society of America, GSA Bulletin, January/February 2007

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Rights: Dr Darren Gravely
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