The largest lake in New Zealand, occupying the caldera of a supervolcano on the North Island that last erupted catastrophically around 232 CE. It is now a popular destination for fishing, boating and other recreation.
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With a surface area of 616 km2 (238 sq mi), it is the largest lake by surface area in New Zealand, and the second largest freshwater lake by surface area in geopolitical Oceania after Lake Murray in Papua New Guinea.
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Lake Taupō (also spelled Taupo; Māori: Taupō-nui-a-Tia or Taupōmoana) is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano.
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