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Kōrero: Historic volcanic activity

Lakes of Raoul Caldera

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Lakes of Raoul Caldera

Looking across the Raoul caldera you can see Green Lake (foreground), with Blue Lake behind. The hill in the centre is the remnant of a pumice cone formed during an eruption in about 1650 CE. It was partly destroyed during eruptions in 1870 and 1964, and Green Lake fills the hole that was left.

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by Simon Nathan

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Eileen McSaveney, Carol Stewart rāua ko Graham Leonard, Historic volcanic activity – Raoul Island, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9848/lakes-of-raoul-caldera (accessed 4 June 2026).

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