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    • Volcanic eruption of Ngauruhoe, New Zealand in 1974.
    Rights: GeoNet Published 12 July 2017 Size: 520 KB Referencing Hub media

    A stratovolcano (a type of cone volcano) that is still active. It first erupted around 2,500 years ago, and the most recent eruption was in 1975. Ngāuruhoe is formed from a side vent of the Tongariro volcano.

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