LARGEST - - Lake in New Zealand, Lake Taupo.
S 38° 54.270 E 175° 55.410
60H E 406657 N 5693270
Lake Taupo, the largest lake of New Zealand, surface area of 616 sq km, and 186m deep, lies in the volcanic central North Island. Originally fed by over 20 streams, the lake is drained by the Waikato River, the longest river in New Zealand.
Waymark Code: WM6379
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 03/24/2009
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Lake Taupo was created approximately 27,000 years ago by a huge volcanic eruption. According to geological records, the volcano has erupted 28 times since then.
Oruanui is the largest eruption that occurred. It ejected an estimated 1,170 cubic kilometres of material and caused several hundred square kilometres of surrounding land to collapse and form the caldera—"a large crater formed by volcanic explosion or by collapse of a volcanic cone".
Maori legend states that the Oruanui eruption sent so much ash into the atmosphere that the sun was blocked across the entire world for two weeks.
The latest eruption occurred in 181 AD and was one of the most violent eruptions of the past 5,000 years. It is estimated to have ejected 100 cubic kilometres of material during the eruption—30 cubic kilometres was ejected in the space of just a few minutes. It is also believed that the eruption column was 50 kilometres high, higher than the Mount St Helens eruption of 1980.
There have been no more eruptions from the volcano, however it is considered to be dormant not extinct.
Lake Taupo covers a larger area than Singapore and it’s deep blue fresh water offers an idyllic playground for all water sports enthusiasts. Wake boarding, water skiing, kayaking, parasailing, sailing, windsurfing, kite boarding and jet skis to name a few water activities.
Below the surface we have some of the worlds purest Californian Rainbow Trout which make for excellent sport fishing as well as the larger Brown Trout.
Type of documentation of superlative status: Website.
Location of coordinates: Eastern shore at Mission Bay.
Web Site: [Web Link]
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