. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. SKLTCH M/iP OF WE —- SUMMIT OF TONGJRIRO. C IT. P. litk. Thomas.—Geology of Tongariro and Taupo. 347 of Euapehu at one end, then the two crater-lakes of NgaPuna-a-tama, the lofty active cone of Ngauruhoe, and thenthe direct line is continued by the South and North Craters onTongariro. If, with a slight deviation in direction, the line be con-tinued to White Island, we find that it passes through a largenumber of points remarkable for their volcanic activity, in-cluding Tarawera and Eotomahana. This line may thereforebe justly looked upon as t
. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. SKLTCH M/iP OF WE —- SUMMIT OF TONGJRIRO. C IT. P. litk. Thomas.—Geology of Tongariro and Taupo. 347 of Euapehu at one end, then the two crater-lakes of NgaPuna-a-tama, the lofty active cone of Ngauruhoe, and thenthe direct line is continued by the South and North Craters onTongariro. If, with a slight deviation in direction, the line be con-tinued to White Island, we find that it passes through a largenumber of points remarkable for their volcanic activity, in-cluding Tarawera and Eotomahana. This line may thereforebe justly looked upon as the main line of volcanic activity inthe Taupo volcanic zone. Nor is this the only instance of great fissures connectedwith the volcanic activity of the district. In the northernpart of the Taupo zone we have two lines marked by hotsprings as well as by dislocation of the rocks. These lines areparallel to the main line, and probably correspond to greatfissures in the rocks. The first of these lines, seven milesfrom the main line, stretches from
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