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.

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

Lahar erosion in stream bed.

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

Eruption in progress.

Yellow sulfur clouds above Ruapehu.

Aerial view of Mount Ruapehu, explosive crater activity.

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

Aerial view of Mount Ruapehu, crater's edge.

Aerial 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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