Around the world · Drawing 30 of 32

Steaming Ground at Rotorua

New Zealand · Oceania

Colouring illustration: Steaming Ground at Rotorua
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At Rotorua, underground heat warms some waters. Wisps rise above a pool. Visitors watch from a boardwalk.

Did you know?

Heat from inside the Earth is called geothermal heat.

Look together

Where do the visitors stay to watch?

An idea to try

Draw wisps using long, curving lines.

For the adult reading along

A little more to discover

Rotorua lies in a geothermal region of New Zealand. Underground heat creates hot springs and other surface features. This scene combines an imagined pool and boardwalk. These environments are observed from designated paths while following local instructions.

Look together: Where do the visitors stay to watch? Draw wisps using long, curving lines.

Sources and illustration notes (1)

Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed; details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place. The map dot gives only an approximate location.

These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.

Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.

This drawing is from the book Around the World to Colour

32 drawings to colour · ages 5–8