New
Zealand is located on the edge of the Pacific and the Australian
geolocical plates. The forces which result from this collision did form
and are still forming New Zealand. They become visible in the Hidden
Valley, a geothermal zone near the city of Taupo. The heat coming from
the bowels of the earth pushes the water in gushing springs to the
surface. Micro bacteria inhabit the area around the geysers where the
water temperature drops below 60°C and feed from the sulphur compounds.
Together with the minerals they give the slopes their distinctive
colors.
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