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unusual facts about Mount Ruapehu


Ruapehu

Mount Ruapehu, the highest mountain in the North Island of New Zealand


Mount Tauhara

Mount Tauhara is a dormant stratovolcano, reaching 3,569 feet (1,088 m) above sea level, situated within the Taupō caldera towards the centre of the Taupō Volcanic Zone, which stretches from White Island in the north, to Mount Ruapehu in the south, to Mount Taranaki in the west.

Turakina, New Zealand

Turakina village derives its name from the Turakina River, which cut its passage to the sea from a spring on Mount Ruapehu.


see also

Ruapehu

Ruapehu District, the local government area that covers much land generally west and south of Mount Ruapehu, mostly in the headwaters of the Whanganui River