Visit a volcano in New Zealand
30.07.2009
New Zealand's White Island is an active volcano (Photo: Rfleming)
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White Island, also known as Whaakari, is the only live marine volcano in New Zealand. The ancient volcano, permanently covered with white steam and mist, is said to be between 100,000 and 200,000 years old!
Due to the acidic properties of the island, there are no plants. Instead, bright yellow or white crystals of sulphur form and change shape every day. The island is a great dive spot because of its crystal-clear waters. Among all this natural beauty, an old factory can be found. The factory was used to search for sulphur to make fertilizer in the 1920s, but it was soon abandoned because there were so many natural disasters there. Now, the factory is half buried from a landslide but you can still visit it. To protect the island, access to it is very restricted. However, there are organized boat tours and even helicopter and diving trips are offered!
Due to the acidic properties of the island, there are no plants. Instead, bright yellow or white crystals of sulphur form and change shape every day. The island is a great dive spot because of its crystal-clear waters. Among all this natural beauty, an old factory can be found. The factory was used to search for sulphur to make fertilizer in the 1920s, but it was soon abandoned because there were so many natural disasters there. Now, the factory is half buried from a landslide but you can still visit it. To protect the island, access to it is very restricted. However, there are organized boat tours and even helicopter and diving trips are offered!
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Gorgeous sight! This simple post confirms me again how really special New Zealand is, it has a lot to offer to the world wide tourists. This year I am starting my travel tour from London hotels, it wouldn't hurt to add some slight changes and head closer to New Zealand too.
New Zealand sits on the boundary of the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates. Active volcanoes are only located on the North Island. New Zealand has a lot of active volcanoes and a high frequency of eruptions. There are three major types of volcano in New Zealand.
White Island, in New Zealand is small and not much famous place to visit. But I hope, you will definitely like this place. This is the most beautiful and impressive place to visit and there are number of tourist visit this place. There are number of types of Volcano in New Zeland.
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