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Taupō
Taupō-nui-a-Tia
A vast rhyolitic caldera, visible today as lake and landscape rather than a single cone.
- Form
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 760 m
- Last known eruption
- c. 260 CE (GVP database year)
- GVP number
- 241070
Taupō challenges the familiar silhouette of a volcano. Much of the caldera is occupied by Lake Taupō, and its explosive history is read through deposits spread across New Zealand.
Tectonic setting
Central Taupō Volcanic Zone, above the Hikurangi–Kermadec subduction system.
Membership note
Included in the current Smithsonian Pacific Ring of Fire region set.
Taupō eruption
A very large explosive eruption; calendar age remains an area of scientific refinement.
This is a curated profile excerpt, not the complete eruption catalog. Historical year, month, and day fields remain nullable in the analytical database.
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