Saturday, March 29, 2008
sulfur land
One of the most interesting areas of NZ is the town of Rotorua. This is an ancestral home of the Maori people. Even today, most of the countries Maori people live in this area.
The Earth’s crust is also very thin here. One of the thinnest places on earth in fact.
As a result, all through the area one can find geothermal activity. Everything from geyers, to mud pools, to just sulfur steam popping up everywhere.
In fact, there are areas which are relatively new. Just one day, BOOM, smoke and steam and sulfur comes bursting through the road, and then… you have another area which has constant visible activity.
Pretty scary when you think about it. Some area under your feet could just go at anytime.
# posted by jason @ 6:01 PM 
