Large colonies of starfish populate the rock platform of Motukiekie Beach near Greymouth on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island. The rugged and picturesque coastline offers spectacular views of sea stacks and cliffs intersected by flat sandy beaches. These...
A flight over White Island volcano in the Bay of Plenty reveals the activity of its crater, which expels gases and steam. Mount Gisborne is a 320 m high and 800°C hot lava dome that grows in the center of the volcano. White Island is the summit of a much larger...
This aerial view into the Red Crater of Mount Tongariro with the green Emerald Lakes in New Zealand reveals the extraordinary and ever-changing beauty of explosive volcanism. Mount Tongariro is a 1978 m (6490 ft) high, steep stratovolcano on the North Island of New...
Waitonga Falls cuts deeply into andesitic lava and plunges 39 m into a bowl-shaped pool. The creek originates from the southwestern slopes of Mount Ruapehu volcano in Tongariro National Park in New Zealand. During the last ice ages, the landscape of the Tongariro...
The aerial view of Mount Ngauruhoe volcano in New Zealand reveals its young and beautiful crater, which last erupted in 1973 and 1975. Its steep slopes are covered with colorful ash and pumice. The 2300 m (7500 ft) high and perfectly shaped stratovolcano consists of...
