The Marble Terraces in the Waimangu Volcanic Valley on the North Island of New Zealand are built up by silica-rich water.

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Erupting Mount Tarawera on New Zealand's North Island created at 10 June 1886 the 17 kilometers long Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley. It is now the youngest geothermal ecosystem with a wide variety of volcanic features like the Marble Terraces built up by silica-rich water. Der Ausbruch des Tarawera-Vulkans am 10. Juni 1886 schuf auf der Nordinsel Neuseelands das Waimangu-Vulkantal. Das ist das jüngste geothermale Ökosystem der Welt mit einer Reihe vulkanischer Erscheinungen wie die Marmorterrassen, die aus Silikat-Ablagerungen bestehen.

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Size: 4800px × 3200px
Location: Marble Terrace, Waimangu Valley, Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Roland Knauer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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