Tarawera Mountain

Tarawera Mountain täˌräwârˈə [key], volcanic peak, 3,646 ft (1,111 m) high, on the North Island, New Zealand, in Rotorua. Its eruption in 1886 destroyed villages and the unique silica Pink and White terraces (remnants lie under Lake Rotomahana), transformed local terrain, and temporarily drained the lake.

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