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Kōrero: Historic volcanic activity

Ruapehu Crater Lake after the 1953 lahar

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Ruapehu Crater Lake after the 1953 lahar

A few days after the volcanic debris around Crater Lake collapsed, releasing a torrent of water and rubble, the level of the lake dropped, exposing a mudflat on the far side. The chasm in the foreground has been gouged out, washing away all the snow and exposing bare rock.

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Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart rāua ko Graham Leonard, Historic volcanic activity – Ruapehu and the Tangiwai disaster, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/6875/ruapehu-crater-lake-after-the-1953-lahar (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart rāua ko Graham Leonard, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.