Rangipo Desert
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Te Onetapu, commonly known as the Rangipo Desert, is a barren desert-like environment located in New Zealand, located in the Ruapehu District on the North Island Volcanic Plateau; to the east of the t
The Rangipo Desert, with Mount Ngauruhoe and the Tongariro Massif in the background
Typical Rangipo scenery, looking west from the Desert Road
View of the Rangipo Desert showing the three active peaks: Snow-capped Ruapehu (left), conical Ngauruhoe (centre) and broad-domed Tongariro (right)
Mount Ngauruhoe
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Mount Ngauruhoe 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. Al
Rangipo Desert
…located in New Zealand, located in the Ruapehu District on the North Island Volcanic Plateau; to the east of the three active peaks of Mount Tongariro, Mount Ngauruhoe, and Mount Ruapehu, and to the west of the Kaimanawa Range. Two main names have been given to the desert, both of which are derived from te reo Māori…
Ngauruhoe seen from Mount Tongariro
Ngauruhoe seen from across Tongariro's South Crater. The usual route up the mountain is visible on the right.
Panorama of Mount Ngauruhoe and surroundings as seen from Mount Tongariro, with Mount Ruapehu in the background.
Mount Ngauruhoe in eruption, 1909.