Ruapehu glaciers
CountryNew Zealand
Area1 km2
TypeCrater glacier
About Ruapehu glaciers
Glaciers on an active volcano. The Crater Lake between ice and magma creates lahar risk. Whakapapa ski area operates on the glaciers. Eruptions in 1995-96 covered glaciers in ash.
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