Mount Tarawera

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active volcano mountain stratovolcano

Mount Tarawera is an active volcanic mountain in New Zealand best known for its catastrophic 1886 eruption that reshaped the surrounding landscape and destroyed the famed Pink and White Terraces.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
1886 Tarawera eruption 2
Mount Tarawera canonical 2
Tarawera volcanic complex 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ
casualties over 100 people killed in 1886 eruption ⓘ
closestCity Rotorua NERFINISHED ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
created Tarawera Rift fissures ⓘ
new craters along a 17-kilometre fissure ⓘ
destroyed Pink Terraces NERFINISHED ⓘ
White Terraces NERFINISHED ⓘ
distanceToRotorua about 24 kilometres southeast ⓘ
elevation 1111 metres ⓘ
3645 feet ⓘ
eruptionType Plinian eruption ⓘ
phreatomagmatic eruption ⓘ
eruptionYear 1886 ⓘ
feature deep rift valley on summit ⓘ
multiple lava domes ⓘ
geologicalAge Quaternary ⓘ
hasActivity hydrothermal activity in surrounding area ⓘ
hasCrater Ruawahia dome NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tarawera dome NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wahanga dome NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMaoriName Tarawera NERFINISHED ⓘ
hazard pyroclastic flows (historical) ⓘ
volcanic ashfall risk ⓘ
isMonitoredBy GNS Science NERFINISHED ⓘ
isSacredTo Ngāti Rangitihi iwi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tūhourangi iwi NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor 1886 eruption ⓘ
creation of the Waimangu geothermal valley ⓘ
destruction of the Pink and White Terraces ⓘ
lastEruption 10 June 1886 ⓘ
locatedIn Bay of Plenty Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Island ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Okataina Forest area NERFINISHED ⓘ
meaningOfName burnt peaks ⓘ
near Lake Rotomahana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Tarawera NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rotorua NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Okataina Volcanic Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taupō Volcanic Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
rockType basalt ⓘ
rhyolite ⓘ
tourism 4WD tours ⓘ
guided hikes ⓘ
volcanicArcOrBelt Taupō Volcanic Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
volcanoType rhyolitic volcano ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Bay of Plenty Region → containsVolcanicFeature → Mount Tarawera ⓘ
Okataina Volcanic Centre → hasSubfeature → Mount Tarawera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tarawera volcanic complex
Okataina Volcanic Centre → lastEruptionFrom → Mount Tarawera ⓘ
Okataina Volcanic Centre → notableEruption → Mount Tarawera ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1886 Tarawera eruption
Taupō Volcanic Zone → contains → Mount Tarawera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tarawera volcano
Taupō Volcanic Zone → notableEruption → Mount Tarawera ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1886 Tarawera eruption