The Frying Pan Lake inwards Waimangu , New Zealand , is i of the largest hot pools inwards the world. Its acidic waters rest at most 50–60° centigrade all circular the yr , in addition to its surface remains obscured past times steam , carbon dioxide in addition to hydrogen sulphide gas bubbling to the surface.
The lake was born out of a large volcanic eruption inwards 1886 , when Mount Tarawera erupted in addition to formed several large craters inwards the area. It was the largest eruption inwards New Zealand since the arrival of Europeans. The eruption ripped through the valley destroying many precious geographic landmarks such every bit the renowned Pink in addition to White Terraces , only besides gave the Waimangu Valley its many hydrothermal in addition to geothermal features.
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Within fifteen years of the eruption , hot springs permanently established themselves inwards the Waimangu Valley. The world’s largest geyser , the Waimangu Geyser , shot H2O nearly half-a-kilometer into the air for iv years. Newly formed craters filled alongside rainwater in addition to heated groundwater to course of didactics hot pools. The Frying Pan Lake is i of them , in addition to it’s located inwards the Echo Crater. But it was non until some other large eruption inwards Echo Crater inwards 1917 that the lake reached its terminal shape in addition to size.
Frying Pan Lake covers 38 ,000 foursquare meters in addition to has an average depth of half-dozen meters. On its western shore are colorful sinter terraces , in addition to on its due east is a large crater left afterward the Waimangu Geyser ceased activity. There are fragile silica formations in addition to colorful mineral deposits all around the lake area.
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Sources: Wikipedia / www.waimangu.co.nz