. Australia and New Zealand. Natural history; Natural history. 41 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL tion affords but a faint idea of the grandeur and peculiarity of the natural scenery of Orakeikorako. About 40 miles from Lake Taupo, and nearly the same distance from the shores of the Bay of Plenty^ is the Lake District—a cluster of more than sixteen lakes of various sizes, occupying a tract of country about 20 miles long by 12 wide, and covering about the same. GEYSERS ON THE RIVER WAIKATO. area as the large lake itself. The district around all these lakes, and extending between the vo
. Australia and New Zealand. Natural history; Natural history. 41 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL tion affords but a faint idea of the grandeur and peculiarity of the natural scenery of Orakeikorako. About 40 miles from Lake Taupo, and nearly the same distance from the shores of the Bay of Plenty^ is the Lake District—a cluster of more than sixteen lakes of various sizes, occupying a tract of country about 20 miles long by 12 wide, and covering about the same. GEYSERS ON THE RIVER WAIKATO. area as the large lake itself. The district around all these lakes, and extending between the volcano of Tonga- riro and the sea, is a zone of hot springs, solfataras, fumeroles, and mud volcanoes, more than a thousand in number, which, according to Dr. Hochstetter, far exceeds all others in the world in variety and extent. The largest as well as the most irregular and picturesque of the group of lakes is Tarawera, surrounded by rugged rocky bluffs, shaded by fine woods, and bounded on the- tow h tat mar. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913. London E. Stanford
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