Maungaongaonga
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Maungaongaonga is an 825 metres high dacite volcano located between Rotorua and Taupō in the North Island Volcanic Plateau. The area of the mountain is a scenic reserve and some of its southern slopes
View of Maungaongaonga towards north west from Waiotapu
Paeroa Fault
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The Paeroa Fault is a seismically active area in the Taupō District, Waikato Region of the central North Island of New Zealand.
Maungaongaonga
…geothermal activity is on both sides of the fault reflecting the highest heat output for the Waiotapu geothermal area. This fault is a splay of the Paeroa Fault at the eastern margin of the Taupō Rift of the Taupō Volcanic Zone and indeed the Paeroa range extends south-south-west of Maungaongaonga along this…
The Paeroa Fault (left in red) is associated with the splay Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault (right in red) in the Taupō Rift, North Island, New Zealand