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Paeroa Fault
The Paeroa Fault is a seismically active area in the Taupō District, Waikato, Waikato Region of the central North Island of New Zealand. Geology North of Lake Taupō, volcanic ignimbrite at least thick, and called the Paeroa Ignimbrite (dated to 339 ± 5 ) is exposed along the very steep fault scarp of the Paeroa Fault that defines the western flank of the high Paeroa Range. The Paeroa Ignimbrite appears to have been erupted from a linear vent alignment parallel to the current Paeroa Range and fault. This fault area of the Taupo Rift is displacing at a rate of /year. At the north eastern end of the fault is the geothermally active Maungaongaonga volcano that with the fault defines the far south western border of the :Okataina Volcanic Centre, Ōkataina Volcanic Centre. The Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault too extends to the Ōkataina Caldera and is a splay from the Paeroa Fault. The southern portion of the fault is associated with the raised Paeroa Fault block immediately to its e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paeroa
Paeroa is a town in the Hauraki District of the Waikato Region in the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the base of the Coromandel Peninsula, it is close to the junction of the Waihou River and Ohinemuri River, and is approximately 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) south of the Firth of Thames. New Zealanders know the town for its mineral springs, which in the past provided the water used in a local soft drink, "Lemon & Paeroa". The town stands at the intersection of State Highways 2 and 26, and is the central service location for the Hauraki District. The town is about half way between Auckland and Tauranga, and acts as the southern gateway to the Coromandel Peninsula, and as the western gateway to the Karangahake Gorge and the Bay of Plenty. Etymology One can gloss the Māori-language name ''Paeroa'' as composed of ''pae'' (ridge) and ''roa'' (long). Demographics Paeroa covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
