Tarawera Mountain
"Inside the Tarawera rift - alternative crop" — Photo by Avenue / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
The mountain that silenced the world's eighth wonder.
Tarawera Mountain is a volcanic complex in New Zealand that gained infamy for a massive 1886 eruption. This event dramatically reshaped the landscape and destroyed the Pink and White Terraces, which were previously considered one of the natural wonders of the world.
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The 1886 eruption was so loud that it was reportedly heard as far away as Blenheim, over 500 kilometers from the mountain.
A catastrophic event here in 1886 caused the total disappearance of a world-famous natural attraction.
Local Māori legends suggest the mountain's violent awakening was a portent of an impending death.
The eruption created the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley, the world's youngest geothermal system.
This rhyolitic dome complex is located on New Zealand's North Island, near the city of Rotorua.
It is a prominent volcanic peak famously associated with the destruction of the Pink and White Terraces.