Volcanic features - Ngaa waahanga o Te Puia (Ahi Tipua)
1. At this point you are walking though a breach where a lava lake broke out of the confines of the crater. Chunks of the crater rim were rafted away through this outlet.
Kei konei koe e hikoi ana ahakua he kohatu koorere wera i puta ake ki riera. He maha te kohatu. Etahi waahanga o te ana kohatu kua waatea hei putanga.
2. The main walking route follows the crater rim.
Ko te ara matua haere tonu ma te ana kohatu.
3. Searing hot gases jetted from these fire pits, scattering frothy scoria high and wide.
Ngaa hau wera rerekee puta ake i ngaa rua ahi, ka rere whaanui te puehu me te horahora kohatu.
4. This dome was originally a vent which plugged up. Pressure from below, like a burp, pushed the still malleable lava into this 12m mound.
I te timatatanga ko teenei pupuunga i purua. Ka timata te kaha pupu ake mai i raro, rite ki te puupa, ka pupuhia ake ngaa wera o raro ki roto o te pupuunga.
5. The main crater is massive and makes the mountain almost hollow. Most of the spasmodic activity occurred within the crater.
He tino nui te ana koorere matua, me te timatamai o ngaa aahuatanga puia i reira.
6. The last major event on the mountain before it quietened down was the explosion and energetic fountaining from this secondary crater. Lava bombs are splatters of lava shaped by their flight and landing. They are named after everyday objects of a similar shape, such as corkscrews and cowpats, and vary from coin to car size. Lava bombs are most often found littering the crater floor.
Ko ngaa aahuatanga whakamutunga i mua o toona okiokinga ko te pahuu nui mai i toona ana koorere tuarua. Te ingoa e karangatia ana mo ngaa koorere kohatu wera i tuwhaina ake me te hanga aahua mo raatou, ka tapaa ki te hanga mea o naianei rite ki tera hanga.
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