North Island Volcanic Plateau

North Island Volcanic Plateau Central Plateau, Waimarino Plateau
Volcanic plateau
Composite satellite image of Mount Ruapehu
Coordinates: 39°02′27″S 175°44′04″E / 39.04083°S 175.73444°E / -39.04083; 175.73444
Location	North Island, New Zealand
Formed by	Volcanic action
Dimensions
• Length	125 km (78 mi)
• Width	60 km (37 mi)
Highest elevation	2,797 m (9,177 ft) (Mount Ruapehu)
Volcanic arc/belt	Taupō Volcanic Zone
Elevation	above 300 m (980 ft)
Water bodies	Lake Taupō, Lake Rotorua, Lake Tarawera, Lake Rotoiti, Lake Rotomā, Lake Ōkataina, Lake Rotokākahi, Lake Ōkareka, Lake Tikitapu, Lake Rotomahana, Lake Rotoehu
River systems	Waikato River, Kaituna River, Whanganui River

The North Island Volcanic Plateau (often called the Central Plateau and occasionally the Waimarino Plateau) is a volcanic plateau covering much of central North Island of New Zealand with volcanoes, lava plateaus, and crater lakes. It contains the Taupō caldera complex, Ōkataina caldera complex and Tongariro Volcanic Centre resulting in it being currently the most frequently active and productive area of silicic volcanism on Earth.^[1] New Zealand is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.