Mt. Ruapehu, North Island, New Zealand

The images are courtesy of Dr. John Gamble from the Victoria University Research School of Earth Sciences

Research School of Earth Sciences
Victoria University of Wellington
Box 600
Wellington, New Zealand

Dr. John Gamble visited Mount Ruapehu from Monday through Wednesday (25-27), September 1995. The following images are from his video tape. They are all about 40k JPEG files.


imageAll of Mount Ruapehu in view, steam and ash plume drifing. (From opposite side as fourth shot)

imageActive lahar at the Takawhai Bridge, with Mount Ruapehu in background

imageLahar erosion in stream bed.

imageAll of Mount Ruapehu in view, steam and ash plume drifing. (From opposite side as first shot)

imageEruption in progress.

imageYellow sulfur clouds above Ruapehu.

imageAerial view of Mount Ruapehu, explosive crater activity.

imageAerial view of Mount Ruapehu, close-up of explosive crater activity.

imageAerial view of Mount Ruapehu, crater's edge.

imageAerial view of Mount Ruapehu, close-up of explosive crater activity.


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© Copyright, Dr. John Gamble (RSES, Victoria University, Wellington), 1995

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