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Kōrero: Hot springs, mud pools and geysers

Collapsed crater in sinter terrace

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Collapsed crater in sinter terrace

Sinter terraces are fragile, and it is always possible that the ground may subside. This small crater at Waiotapu is clearly unsafe.

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by Simon Nathan

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Carol Stewart, Hot springs, mud pools and geysers – Hot gases, mud pools and craters, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/6502/collapsed-crater-in-sinter-terrace (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carol Stewart, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.