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Waimangu scenic reserve

The Waimangu landscape was formed by the Tarawera eruption. A scenic reserve was created in 1907, but tourist enterprises found it difficult to operate at such an active site. Frying-pan Crater erupted so violently in 1917 that it destroyed the villa built to accommodate sightseers.

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  • Tourist routes in 1902
    One hundred years of scenery preservation

Keywords

tourism
scenery
tarawera eruption
volcanic activity
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library,
Ref: F-38135-1/2
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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'Waimangu scenic reserve', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/waimangu, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013

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