Frying Pan Lake, New Zealand

Frying Pan Lake is a lake " Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley ", North Island of New Zealand in 1963, the name was officially changed in ", but never really caught on) Frying Pan Lake is considered to be the world's largest hot spring. unfortunately the water is too hot to actually jump into (the temperature is about 50 to 60 ° C) the entire hydrothermal system was created on the basis of the 1886 volcanic eruption of Mount Tarawera. Frying Pan Lake is a great two-hour hike with great views of the thermal baths and warm current. There is a free bus which go to the beginning of the walk. Many visitors say that Frying Pan Lake is one of the most beautiful places in New Zealand

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