Tongariro National Park
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Address | Manawatu-Wanganui 4691, New Zealand |
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Area | 796 |
Established | October 1887 |
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ID | 2414162 |
About Tongariro National Park
Tongariro National Park is on New Zealand's North Island. The park has 3 active volcanoes: Tongariro, Ngauruhoe (Mount Doom in “The Lord of the Rings" films) and Ruapehu with its ski slopes. The Tongariro Alpine Crossing trail passes the Emerald Lakes and boiling mud pools, culminating at still-active Red Crater. Park wildlife includes the brown kiwi and the whio, or blue duck. Tongariro River has rapids and trout.
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