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Whakaari - Aktiver Vulkan auf White Island NZ

Whakaari - Aktiver Vulkan auf White Island NZ

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Whakaari - Aktiver Vulkan auf White Island NZ

Whakkaari/White Island liegt 48 Km vom Festland entfernt (Bay of Plenty NZ). Auf dieser Insel befindet sich der einzige aktive Vulkan Neuseelands! Vor einigen Jahrzenten wurde auf White Island Schwefel abgebaut. Eines Nachts ist der Vulkan ausgebrochen und hat die Arbeiter in den Tod gestürzt. Der aktive Vulkan kann heute mit einem Helikopter besucht werden. Ein ganz spezielles Erlebnis!

Whakaari/White Island is an active andesite stratovolcano, situated 48 km (30 mi) from the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty. It is New Zealand’s most active cone volcano, and has been built up by continuous volcanic activity over the past 150,000 years. The nearest mainland towns are Whakatane and Tauranga.
The island is roughly circular, about 2 km (1.2 mi) in diameter, and rises to a height of 321 m (1,053 ft) above sea level. However this is only the peak of a much larger submarine mountain, which rises up to 1,600 m (5,249 ft) above the nearby seafloor, making this volcanic structure the largest in New Zealand.
Sulphur mining was attempted but was abandoned in 1914 after a lahar killed all 10 workers. The main activities on the island now are guided tours and scientific research.

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