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Mt Ngauruhoe volcano, Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand

Trampers hike the 10-mile Tongariro Crossing beneath Mount Ngauruhoe in Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand. The volcanoes in this image are: Mount Ruapehu (with snow at far left, 2797 meters or 9177 feet, last erupted in 2006), Mount Ngauruhoe (upper middle, 2291 meters or 7516 feet elevation, last erupted in 1975), and Red Crater (foreground right, 1886 meters, last erupted 1926). Geologically speaking, both Mount Ngauruhoe and Red Crater are vents of Mount Tongariro. In 1990 and 1993, UNESCO honored Tongariro National Park as a World Heritage Area and Cultural Landscape. Tongariro National Park served as a location for fictional Mordor and Mount Doom in the "Lord of the Rings" Motion Pictures. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.

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Trampers hike the 10-mile Tongariro Crossing beneath Mount Ngauruhoe in Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand. The volcanoes in this image are: Mount Ruapehu (with snow at far left, 2797 meters or 9177 feet, last erupted in 2006), Mount Ngauruhoe (upper middle, 2291 meters or 7516 feet elevation, last erupted in 1975), and Red Crater (foreground right, 1886 meters, last erupted 1926). Geologically speaking, both Mount Ngauruhoe and Red Crater are vents of Mount Tongariro. In 1990 and 1993, UNESCO honored Tongariro National Park as a World Heritage Area and Cultural Landscape. Tongariro National Park served as a location for fictional Mordor and Mount Doom in the "Lord of the Rings" Motion Pictures. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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