An interesting story — the romance of lost lands New Zealand’s Lake Rotomahana (North Island) used to have a geothermal feature called the Pink and White Terraces. These apparently were considered the Eighth Wonder of the World, until they were submerged when Mount Tarawera erupted in June 1886, creating a crater that eventually became a [...]
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