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What was the greatest volcanic eruption ever?
Mount Tambora
In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted on Sumbawa, an island of modern-day Indonesia. Historians regard it as the volcano eruption with the deadliest known direct impact: roughly 100,000 people died in the immediate aftermath.
What is the biggest volcanic eruption in NZ?
Taupō
Taupō’s most recent major eruption, the Taupō or Hatepe eruption, took place around 180 CE, and is New Zealand’s largest eruption since Oruanui. It ejected some 120 km³ of material (rating 7 on the VEI scale), with around 30 km³ ejected in just a few minutes.
Why is Lake Taupo important?
Lake Taupo is the largest freshwater lake in Australasia. It is roughly the size of Singapore and is the crater of one of the largest volcanic eruptions earth has seen in the last 5000 years. The Taupo region is world famous for its trout fishing, both on Lake Taupo and in the rivers.
What caused the Taupo eruption?
The huge caldera (collapse crater) has been partly filled by New Zealand’s largest lake, Lake Taupo. The caldera is created by subsidence of the ground surface due to emptying of the magma chamber in huge eruptions. The present magma chamber is between 6 and 8 km below the lake.
When did Taupo Erupt?
The ~186 A.D. eruption of Taupo in New Zealand has been considered one of the largest eruptions during the last 10,000 years. It produced over 50 cubic kilometers of volcanic ash and debris (tephra) and pyroclastic flows that destroyed over 20,000 square kilometers of the North Island of New Zealand.
Is Lake Taupo the biggest in the world?
With a surface area of 616 square kilometres (238 sq mi), it is the largest lake by surface area in New Zealand, and the second largest freshwater lake by surface area in geopolitical Oceania after Lake Murray in Papua New Guinea.
Is Lake Taupo the biggest volcano in the world?
Earth’s most recent supereruption Yellowstone, 2.1 million years ago, is the largest supereruption known, but Taupo, approximately 25,000 years ago, is the most recent. At that time, it produced 271 cubic miles (1,130 cubic km) of debris. Scientists give names to the various supervolcano eruptions.