Five meter high and forty meter long the Golden Fleece Terrace is one of the mayor attractions of Orakei Korako in New Zealand.

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Orakei Korako or the Hidden Valley is a highly active geothermal area with fantastic fault-stepped sinter terraces. It is located in a valley north of Taupo on the banks of the Waikato River in the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. Cream-white sinter is formed from silica, orange colored sinter from antimony compounds. Five meter high and forty meter long the Golden Fleece Terrace is one of the mayor attractions of the area. Orakei Korako oder das Verborgene Tal ist eine sehr aktive geothermale Zone mit den wohl schönsten Sinterterrassen Neuseelands. Das Gebiet liegt in einem Tal nördlich des Taupo-Sees am Ufer eines Stausees am Waikato-Fluss. Creme-weiße Sinterterrassen entstehen beim Ausfallen von Siliziumverbindungen, Antimon-Verbindungen sind dagegen knallig orange. Die Sinterterrasse "Goldenes Vlies" ist eine der Attraktionen des Verborgenen Tales.

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Size: 3200px × 4800px
Location: Golden Fleece Terrace, Orakei Korako, Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Roland Knauer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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