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Crumbling scoria cliffs surround the rift at the summit of Mount Tarawera, a volcano near Rotorua in New Zealand's North Island. This 500 m (1,600 ft) wide rift was created in 1886 in the country's largest historical eruption. The famed Pink and White Terraces were lost during the eruption, and over one hundred people were killed.Photo: Avenue