I remember when I was in school when I was 15 and we did a school trip to Rotorua for a few days. When I learned of the terraces and how they were destroyed, I remember feeling this sort of sadness or anger in that I'd never be able to view them myself. My parents live on the edge of Lake Tarawera across from the volcano, it's such a gorgeous place. I was just down visiting over Christmas and the terraces came up in conversation at some point and I said "honestly if they were still in existence there would likely be a highway directly to them and a bunch of shops and other tourist things, this place would be totally different". I highly recommend visiting, it's so peaceful.
Thanks for drawing the world's attention to this. Several ancestral family members of mine died of ash suffocation as a result of this eruption so your video has particular resonance.
I've been to Rotomahana and Tarawera and they both feel largely untouched. NZ has such an amazing, diverse landscape in a small footprint on Earth. The pink and white terraces have always fascinated me but I hate to think what that area outside of Rotorua would have become if they were still around today.
I remember running across a picture post card of these terraces in a used book store here in the United States a few years back. I didn't think they could be real. But it lead me to look up the history which is summed up here. I'm just glad we have some images of these rare natural geologic features.
Sorry. Not my intention. I understand the complexity of the subject but feel it is an overlooked science that The Big Bang Theory has done little to improve the average Joes perception of. Oz Geo is bringing Geology to the masses in an easy to understand way. This, I feel is applaudable and deserving of merit as I am sure you would agree. Again , sorry for any offence.@@sonuvabitch
And here i was thinking they were destroyed by people. Then you mentioned gold, and i thought, yep definitely people. Turns out that this time at least, the villain is earth its self.
there were all so other smaller terraces at this site too , as is shown on the geological map of the site from the 1880s , sadly no picture of these smaller terraces has come down to us in the modern age
Starting the year off with brilliant material! Such a shame that this has gone, it would have been one of the natural wonders of the world. At least man had nothing to do with buggering it up.
🌱🌏💚 KiaOra OzGeo. Happy New Year! Cool short video/overview! Nice pics of the terraces! 👌🏼 Thought you might be interested in having a look at this: New Volcano Forming Underneath A New Zealand Town. - (Matata). N/E from Mt Tarawera. Also, Edgecumbe EQs. Interesting area. Graben.
If u look at the geological map of the terraces and see that the Pink and White terraces were simply the largest . There were several smaller terraces that have never been photographed or painted , this was most likely due to local Māori who restricted access to those who wanted to record them .
There was a Enzedder at my Sexaholics Anonymous meeting tonight. When he was asked how many partners he'd had he started counting and then fell asleep. True story. Cooee!
I remember when I was in school when I was 15 and we did a school trip to Rotorua for a few days. When I learned of the terraces and how they were destroyed, I remember feeling this sort of sadness or anger in that I'd never be able to view them myself.
My parents live on the edge of Lake Tarawera across from the volcano, it's such a gorgeous place. I was just down visiting over Christmas and the terraces came up in conversation at some point and I said "honestly if they were still in existence there would likely be a highway directly to them and a bunch of shops and other tourist things, this place would be totally different".
I highly recommend visiting, it's so peaceful.
Thanks for drawing the world's attention to this. Several ancestral family members of mine died of ash suffocation as a result of this eruption so your video has particular resonance.
I've been to Rotomahana and Tarawera and they both feel largely untouched. NZ has such an amazing, diverse landscape in a small footprint on Earth.
The pink and white terraces have always fascinated me but I hate to think what that area outside of Rotorua would have become if they were still around today.
Kia ora my bro thank you for looking into our backyard very interesting content.🙌🏾
My pleasure! Thank you for watching!
I remember running across a picture post card of these terraces in a used book store here in the United States a few years back. I didn't think they could be real. But it lead me to look up the history which is summed up here. I'm just glad we have some images of these rare natural geologic features.
Anyone who can make Geology, "the most boring of the Sciences" this interesting, should get a Nobel for contribution to Science
Wow! Thank you so much that is a huge compliment! I really appreciate it :)
Boring? As a geo, I find that offensive! It's a combined science though where you have to know all the sciences to understand it.
Sorry. Not my intention. I understand the complexity of the subject but feel it is an overlooked science that The Big Bang Theory has done little to improve the average Joes perception of. Oz Geo is bringing Geology to the masses in an easy to understand way. This, I feel is applaudable and deserving of merit as I am sure you would agree. Again , sorry for any offence.@@sonuvabitch
Agreed
Thanks for making this for me! I'm glad they are getting some recognition for once by someone who doesn't have 10 subscribers.
You bet! Thank you for watching!
No problem!@@OzGeologyOfficial
And here i was thinking they were destroyed by people. Then you mentioned gold, and i thought, yep definitely people. Turns out that this time at least, the villain is earth its self.
Very surprising they weren't mined isn't it. They contained ore grade levels of gold, too. Very enriched!
If the volcano didn't destroy them, people probably would have
@@OzGeologyOfficial did they know there was gold then? very interesting
There are other terraces around the world. Mostly of calcium carbonate.
The Pink and White terraces were largest known silica terraces
Good point! Thanks for sharing :)
there were all so other smaller terraces at this site too , as is shown on the geological map of the site from the 1880s , sadly no picture of these smaller terraces has come down to us in the modern age
Starting the year off with brilliant material! Such a shame that this has gone, it would have been one of the natural wonders of the world. At least man had nothing to do with buggering it up.
Agreed! It's such a shame these are gone. Thank you for watching :)
Happy New Year Oz! I was just watching a video on this a couple of days ago!! lol Must say, your version is a lot more detailed. Thanks!!
My Aunt Joan lives inbetween that and the Super Volcano, Taupo.
Sorry I mean Aunt Joan, No idea why I get her and Aunt Gay mixed up all the time. Aunt Gay's moved back to the UK. lol Edited.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate you :) Happy New Year!
You're so welcome, but really it's us that should be thanking you! Just love your work! ☺ @@OzGeologyOfficial
Your Te Reo is sooo much better than some other channels ❤
Nature's infinity pools
🌱🌏💚 KiaOra OzGeo. Happy New Year! Cool short video/overview! Nice pics of the terraces! 👌🏼
Thought you might be interested in having a look at this: New Volcano Forming Underneath A New Zealand Town. - (Matata). N/E from Mt Tarawera. Also, Edgecumbe EQs. Interesting area. Graben.
Happy new year Amelia! Kia Ora! Thanks for the info, I'll check it out!
Nice video mate 👍 cheers
Thank you Kishen! Cheers!
If u look at the geological map of the terraces and see that the Pink and White terraces were simply the largest . There were several smaller terraces that have never been photographed or painted , this was most likely due to local Māori who restricted access to those who wanted to record them .
Wow! It must have been spectacular!
Unfortunately we can only dream of them now 😅
Agreed! 😅
@OzGeology - can you do a vid on the Taupo giant caldera?
This area is a sweet place to live.
I've seen similar pools on a small scale formed from calcite deposition.
If they're made of silicates,could it one day become opals?
It’s gone long time ago - get over it !
Go to Pamukkale / Turkey if you want to know how it looked .
There was a Enzedder at my Sexaholics Anonymous meeting tonight. When he was asked how many partners he'd had he started counting and then fell asleep. True story. Cooee!