In 1886, a volcano named Mount Tarawer situated near the town of Rotorua on New Zealand’s North Island erupted. It was the country’s largest volcanic eruption that claimed over a hundred lives. It left behind a massive crater. To make up for the disaster created, less than 130 years after that, nature gifted New Zealand with the largest hot spring in the world – The Frying Pan Lake.
The Frying Pan Lake, Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley, New Zealand
The Frying Pan Lake, situated in Waimangu Volcanic Valley covers an area of 38,000 sq mtrs and is fed by an uncounted number of acid springs. Although the average temperature of the lake is around 50°C the hottest areas are almost boiling. As a result steam and various noxious gases are constantly released from Frying Pan Lake.
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