Bay of Plenty Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
region in New Zealand's North Island
About Bay of Plenty
Geothermal activity is a significant tourist attraction, particularly aroundRotorua. The Taupo Volcanic Zone runs through the Bay of Plenty from the activevolcanoesaroundMount Ruapehuin the south-west to beyondWhite Islandin the north-east. Here the Earth's crust is believed to be only 5 km thick in places. There are several other large, though dormant, volcanoes in this zone, including the volcanic calderas occupied by Lakes Taupo and Rotorua, as well as the more familiar volcanic cones.
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