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Tongariro National Park (/ ˈ t ɒ ŋ ɡ ə r ɪr oʊ /; Māori: [tɔŋaɾiɾɔ]), located in the central North Island, is the oldest national park in New Zealand. [1] It has been acknowledged by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site of mixed cultural and natural values. [2] Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park [3] established in the ...
Location Year listed UNESCO data Description Tongariro National Park: Manawatū-Whanganui: 1990 421bis; vi, vii, viii (mixed) Located at the terminus of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the park has active and extinct volcanoes, craters, vents, lava fields, and lakes.
Mount Ngauruhoe (Māori: Ngāuruhoe) is a volcanic cone in New Zealand.It is the youngest vent in the Tongariro stratovolcano complex on the Central Plateau of the North Island and first erupted about 2,500 years ago. [3]
Tongariro National Park, New Zealand ... Travel & Shit from Brighton, UK: Camera location View this and ... Focal length in 35 mm film: 38 mm: Scene capture type ...
The national park is a dual World Heritage Site for its outstanding natural and intangible cultural values. The Tongariro Alpine Crossing hiking route passes between Tongariro and Ngauruhoe. Mount Tongariro and its surroundings are also one of the several locations which Peter Jackson chose to shoot The Lord of the Rings film trilogy .
This category lists locations and geographical features found in Tongariro National Park in the central North Island of New Zealand Pages in category "Tongariro National Park" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Ohakune is a small town at the southern end of Tongariro National Park, close to the southwestern slopes of the active volcano Mount Ruapehu, in the North Island of New Zealand. A rural service town known as New Zealand's Carrot Capital, [ 3 ] Ohakune is a popular base in winter for skiers using the ski fields (particularly Turoa ) of Mount ...
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing in Tongariro National Park is a tramping track in New Zealand, and is among the most popular day hikes in the country. [1] The Tongariro National Park is a World Heritage site which has the distinction of dual status, as it has been acknowledged for both its natural and cultural significance.