iho waho
1. (noun) outer core.
He waiwai te iho waho, he ranunga anō o te rino (Fe) me te konukōreko (Ni), he ratarata, he tino wera. Nā te rere o te ranunga rino konukōriko ratarata i te iho waho, ka puta te whaitua autō o Papatūānuku. Āhua 2,300km te mātotoru o te iho waho (RP 2009:316). / The outer core is a liquid, a mixture of iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni), clear and very hot. When the clear iron nickel mixture flows from the outer core it causes the Earth's magnetic field. The outer core is around 2,300km thick.