Vulcano Newzealand

Newzealand has 7 volcanos at an area of 268,680 km ²:

Egmont-> became it of mana Iceland to the north island of New Zealand converted

• Ruapehu-> is the highest volcano of the country with 2797 m.
• Taupo-> a gigantic Caldera volcano; it belongs to the few super volcanos of the earth1886 from him went outbreak more strongly
• Tarawera-> many people died
• Ngauruhoe and Tongariro-> lies just besides the Mount Ruapehu in the Tongariro national park
• White Iceland -> the most active volcano the last years
  
  
  

The island archipelago of New Zealand consists one means mostly from over 700 islands and rock isles, anyway when one talks about New Zealand, the two main islands which simply are called north island and the south island.
There are volcanos only on the north island which owe to her existence of the pacific plate.
Most volcanos of the New Zealand north island extend along the 350 km long Taupo-Volcanic zone.Not only the super volcano Taupo lies in her but also confessed volcanos like Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and White Iceland.
The last great outbreaks took place in 1981 and in 1983. It came to a smaller eruption in July 2000. On this occasion a new crater arose.

Vanessa