Kōrero: Historic volcanic activity

Mt Ngāuruhoe erupting, 1974 (1 o 3)

Mt Ngāuruhoe erupting, 1974

The final and most powerful of Ngāuruhoe’s 1974–75 eruptions took place on 19 February 1975. A series of photographs, taken from the Mangatepopo valley, showed the development of a block and ash eruption. This photograph, taken approximately three seconds after a powerful explosion, shows an ash plume emerging from the crater.

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Photograph by Graham Hancox

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart and Graham Leonard, 'Historic volcanic activity - Tongariro and Ngāuruhoe', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/6853/mt-ngauruhoe-erupting-1974 (accessed 30 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart and Graham Leonard, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006