Taupō Volcanic Zone

E411828

geothermal region volcanic zone

The Taupō Volcanic Zone is a highly active volcanic and geothermal region in New Zealand’s North Island, known for its calderas, geothermal fields, and frequent volcanic activity.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Taupō Volcanic Zone canonical	23
Bay of Plenty volcanic zone	1
New Zealand volcanic arc	1
Oruanui area near Lake Taupō	1
Taupō Volcanic Province	1
Taupō Volcanic Zone geothermal province	1
Taupō Volcanic Zone geothermal system	1
Taupō Volcanic Zone – Kermadec arc system	1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geothermal region ⓘ volcanic zone ⓘ
associatedWith	Australian Plate ⓘ Hikurangi subduction zone ⓘ Pacific Plate ⓘ
characterizedBy	caldera-forming eruptions ⓘ extensive geothermal activity ⓘ frequent volcanic activity ⓘ hydrothermal systems ⓘ rhyolitic volcanism ⓘ
contains	Broadlands geothermal field ⓘ Kawerau geothermal field ⓘ Lake Rotorua ⓘ Lake Tarawera ⓘ Lake Taupō ⓘ Mount Ngauruhoe ⓘ Mount Ruapehu ⓘ Mount Tongariro ⓘ Ngatamariki geothermal field ⓘ Ohaaki geothermal field ⓘ Rotoiti caldera ⓘ surface form: Okataina Caldera Reporoa Caldera ONNED1 ⓘ Rotokawa geothermal field ⓘ Rotoma Caldera ⓘ Rotorua geothermal area ⓘ surface form: Rotorua Caldera Mount Tarawera ⓘ surface form: Tarawera volcano Taupō volcano ⓘ surface form: Taupō Caldera Orakei Korako geothermal field ⓘ surface form: Wai-O-Tapu geothermal area Craters of the Moon geothermal area ⓘ surface form: Waimangu geothermal area Wairakei ⓘ surface form: Wairakei geothermal field White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre ⓘ surface form: Whakaari / White Island
country	New Zealand ⓘ
economicUse	geothermal power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ
eruptionStyle	explosive eruptions ⓘ ignimbrite-forming eruptions ⓘ plinian eruptions ⓘ
extendsFrom	Mount Ruapehu ⓘ
extendsTo	White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre ⓘ surface form: Whakaari / White Island
geologicalAge	Holocene ⓘ Quaternary ⓘ
geologicalProcess	crustal extension ⓘ rift formation ⓘ
hazardType	geothermal hazard ⓘ seismic hazard ⓘ volcanic hazard ⓘ
hosts	Wairakei Power Station ⓘ surface form: Kawerau Power Station Ohaaki Power Station ⓘ Wairakei Power Station ⓘ hydrothermal power stations ⓘ
languageOfName	Māori ⓘ
locatedIn	New Zealand ⓘ North Island ⓘ
monitoredBy	GNS Science ⓘ GeoNet ⓘ
namedAfter	Taupo ⓘ surface form: Taupō
near	Rotorua ⓘ Taupō town ⓘ
notableEruption	Mount Tarawera ⓘ surface form: 1886 Tarawera eruption 232 CE Taupō eruption ⓘ Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano ⓘ surface form: Oruanui eruption
orientation	northeast–southwest ⓘ
partOf	Kermadec–Taupō volcanic region ⓘ surface form: Taupō Rift Taupō Volcanic Zone self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Taupō Volcanic Province
region	central North Island ⓘ
tectonicSetting	convergent plate boundary ⓘ subduction zone ⓘ
volcanicExplosivityIndexMax	8 ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bay of Plenty → hasGeologicalFeature → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Lake Taupō → partOf → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Rotorua geothermal area → geologicalSetting → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Taupō geothermal area → locatedIn → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Taupō geothermal area → partOf → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Taupō Volcanic Zone geothermal system

Rotorua → hasVolcanicZone → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Colville Ridge → partOfLargerSystem → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Taupō Volcanic Zone – Kermadec arc system

Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano → locatedIn → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano → namedAfter → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oruanui area near Lake Taupō

Okataina Volcanic Centre → locatedIn → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Okataina Volcanic Centre → partOf → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre → partOf → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

New Zealand North Island → containsFeature → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Te Heuheu → geologicalSetting → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Te Wai ā-moe → partOf → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Tahurangi → geologicalContext → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Emerald Lakes → partOf → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Taranaki Volcanic Lineament → separatedFrom → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Prince of Wales Feathers Geyser → locatedIn → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Bay of Plenty (bay) → adjacentTo → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bay of Plenty volcanic zone

Taupō Volcanic Zone → partOf → Taupō Volcanic Zone self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Taupō Volcanic Province

Lake Rotorua → partOf → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Moutohorā Island → partOf → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Te Kohaiakahu O Tamamutu (Motutaiko Island) → isPartOf → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Broadlands geothermal field → locatedIn → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Broadlands geothermal field → partOf → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Taupō Volcanic Zone geothermal province

Craters of the Moon geothermal area → locatedIn → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Hikurangi subduction margin → associatedWith → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Zealand volcanic arc

Hikurangi subduction margin → influences → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ

Pohutu Geyser → locatedIn → Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ