Mount Tongariro
Mount Tongariro
Elevation	1,978 metres (6,489 feet)
Location	North Island, New Zealand
Coordinates	39°8′S 175°39′E
Type	Stratovolcanoes
Last eruption	1977

kMount Tongariro is a volcanic mountain complex in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres to the southwest of Lake Taupo, and is the northernmost of the three active volcanoes that dominate the landscape of the central North Island. Mount Tongariro, New Zealand from the north. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... Stratovolcano Mount St. ... Volcano 1. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Volcano 1. ... Lyskamm in the Pennine Alps (4,527 m) A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... Lake Taupo. ...

The volcanic massif, often simply referred to as Tongariro, has a height of 1978 metres. It first erupted about 260,000 years ago, and has erupted as recently as 1974 to 1975. The volcano consists of at least 12 cones; Ngauruhoe, while often regarded as a separate mountain, is geologically a vent of Tongariro. Red Crater last erupted ash in 1926 and contains active fumaroles. Mount Ngauruhoe is an active stratovolcano in New Zealand. ... Ash plume from Mt Cleveland, a stratovolcano Diamond Head, a well-known backdrop to Waikiki in Hawaii, is an ash cone that solidified into tuff Volcanic ash consists of very fine rock and mineral particles less than 2 mm in diameter that are ejected from a volcanic vent. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Sulfur deposits near a fumarole A fumarole (Latin fumus, smoke) is an opening in Earths (or any other astronomical bodys) crust, often in the neighborhood of volcanoes, which emit steam and gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrochloric acid, and hydrogen sulfide. ...

Tongariro is in the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand's first national park and one of the earliest in the world. It given to the nation in 1887 by Te Heuheu Tukino IV (Horonuku), paramount chief of the Māori Ngati Tuwharetoa iwi in order to preserve its natural beauty. The park also includes the peaks of Ngauruhoe and Mount Ruapehu, both of which lie to the southwest of Tongariro. The national park is a dual World Heritage Area for its outstanding natural and intangible cultural values. Tongariro National Park is the oldest national park in New Zealand, located in the central North Island. ... TE HEU HEU TUKINO IV (Horonuku or Pataatai) (1821-1888) Given name Pataatai he assumed the name Horonuku - meaning landslide - after the death of his parents, was the paramount chief of the Ngati Tuwharetoa, and the man who deeded the mountains of Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe and surrounding land as... Languages Māori, English Religions Māori religion, Christianity Related ethnic groups other Polynesian peoples, Austronesian peoples The word Māori refers to the indigenous people of New Zealand and their language. ... Mai Te Awa o Te Atua ki Tongariro, Tuwharetoa ki Kawerau, Tuwharetoa ki Waiariki, Tuwharetoa ki te Tonga (From Te Awa-o-te-Atua to Tongariro, Tuwharetoa at Kawerau, Tuwharetoa at Waiariki, Tuwharetoa at Tongariro) Tuwharetoa is an iwi descended from the eponymous ancestor Ngatoroirangi. ... Iwi (pronounced ee-wee) are the largest everyday social units in Māori society. ... Composite satellite image of Ruapehu Mount Ruapehu, or just Ruapehu, is an active stratovolcano, situated at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. ...

The popular hiking route called Tongariro Crossing passes between Tongariro and Ngauruhoe. Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Categories: New Zealand geography stubs ...

Location of Tongariro in New Zealand Image File history File links NZ-Tongariro. ...

Mt Tongariro from the crater rim of Mt Ngauruhoe, showing crater lake Image File history File links Mt_Tongariro_from_Mt_Ngauruhoe_1981. ...

Major Volcanoes of New Zealand Download high resolution version (377x722, 18 KB) Major Volcanoes of New Zealand http://vulcan. ...

Sunrise of the Tongariro National Park Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x175, 55 KB) Picture of a sunrise on the Tongariro National Park in New-Zealand. ...

See also

• List of mountains of New Zealand by height

The following is a list of the highest mountains in New Zealand, and also of some other prominent mountains and hills, ordered by height. ...

External links

• Global Volcanism Program entry
• Mt Tongariro photos
• Tongariro National Park (official site)
• New Zealand Topo Online
• Tongariro Crossing Trek