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Volcanoes
Formed about 220,000 years ago, Rotorua caldera is today a lake next to one of New Zealand's major tourist destinations.
Lake Rotorua.
The 22 km wide Rotorua caldera is the northwestern-most caldera of the Taupō Volcanic Zone; it is also the only single-event caldera. The city of Rotorua lies close to the active geothermal fields of Tikitere and Whakarewarewa.
Most Recent Eruption
- When
- less than 25,000 years ago
- Where
- Rotorua
- Effects
- Eruption of three lava domes.