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of 232 Â± 10 CE that ejected over 120 km (29 cu mi) of material (also known as Horomatangi Reef Unit Y eruption) and its linear line of eruption centres, as well as its own namesake Horomatangi, Unit S VEI 6 eruption of about 1460 BCE. Accordingly the reef is perhaps
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to the south. The name Horomatangi Reefs perhaps better reflects its complex inner and outer structure with the shallow reefs separated by very deep areas, so tends to be used in the geological literature, while the term reef tends to be used geographically.
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centred in the area of the Horomatangi Reef. From February to October 2022 during a period of volcanic unrest the reef had inflated upwards by a mean of 24 mm (0.94 in) relative to other reference points around Lake Taupō. A shallow
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Illsley-Kemp, Finnigan; Barker, Simon J.; Wilson, Colin J. N.; Chamberlain, Calum J.; Hreinsdóttir, Sigrún; Ellis, Susan; Hamling, Ian J.; Savage, Martha K.; Mestel, Eleanor R. H.; Wadsworth, Fabian B. (1 June 2021).
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5.7 earthquake occurred on 30 November 2022 causing a further sudden upwards inflation of 180 mm (7.1 in), being the largest amount of uplift ever recorded to date for the reef.
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within the caldera of another complex volcano. There is one area of 500 m (1,600 ft) diameter dropping to a depth of over 164 m (538 ft) below mean lake level.
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Volcanic features of Lake Taupō. Red are active vents in last 2500 odd years. Blue are current active geothermal systems.
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Irwin, J. 1972: Lake Taupo provisional bathymetry. 1:50,000. New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Chart, Lake Series.
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or water monster of the lake, who is said to reside in a cave adjacent to the nearby
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lava domes extruded after explosive volcanism. The explosive eruptions include the
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Most recently about 260 AD, but most significant 232 AD Unit Y (
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The reefs are at a high heat-output geothermal hot spot area within the
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Volcanic feature in New Zealand's North Island Lake Taupo
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The reef is named after Horomātangi (Horo-matangi), the
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Lake Taupō
Hatepe eruption
Type
Phreatomagmatic
Ultra-Plinian
Lake Taupō
North Island
New Zealand
38°48′S 176°00′E / 38.8°S 176.00°E / -38.8; 176.00
VEI
Horomatangi Reef is located in New Zealand
Horomatangi Reef is located in North Island
Lake Taupō
North Island
New Zealand
tāniwha
Motutaiko Island
Taupō Volcano
rhyolitic
VEI
Hatepe eruption
complex volcano
Taupō Volcano
earthquake swarms
magnitude
"New Zealand Gazetteer: Horomatangi Reef"
"Lake Taupo"
"Heat flow in the sediments of Lake Taupo, New Zealand"
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