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New Zealand's
Pink and White Terraces, or
Otukapuarangi ("fountain of the clouded sky") and
Te Tarata ("the tattooed rock") in
Māori, were considered a natural wonder until they were destroyed by a violent
volcanic eruption in
1886.
Description
Geothermally heated water containing large amounts of
calcium bicarbonate cascaded down the mountain slope, leaving thick white layers of
limestone and
travertine that formed terraces enclosing pools of water. The White Terraces were the larger and more beautiful formation, covering 3 hectares and descending 30 metres, while the Pink Terraces were where people went to bathe. After some years this filled with water to form a new Lake Rotomahana, 30 metres higher and much larger than the old lake.
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