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Lakes and lahars at Mt Ruapehu
Source info:
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| Date: | 2014-10-23 08:00:40 |
| Blog: | Between a Rock and a Hard Place  |
| URL: | http://blogs.egu.eu/bar/2014/10/23/lakes-and-lahars-at-mt-ruapehu/ |
Summary:
Mt Ruapehu is the largest mountain on the North Island of New Zealand. As well as being a popular ski resort, Ruapehu is an active andesitic stratovolcano. Formed approximately 200,000 years ago, activity is currently confined to the Crater Lake vent; this deep depression fills with water from snow melt between eruptive episodes. Similarly to […]Content analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crater Lake | US | 42.9116 | -122.148 |
| North Island | NZ | -38.0035 | 175.597 |
| Mt Ruapehu | NZ | -39.3313 | 175.494 |
Keywords:
active andesitic stratovolcano, activity, Crater Lake vent, deep depression, eruptive episodes, lahars, Lakes, largest mountain, New Zealand, North Island, popular ski resort, Ruapehu Mt Ruapehu, Science snap, snow melt
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