Tongariro National Park

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Tongariro National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed protected area in New Zealand’s central North Island, renowned for its active volcanoes, alpine landscapes, and culturally significant Māori sites.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
national park
protected area
containsFamousTrail Tongariro Alpine Crossing
containsSacredSite Mount Ngauruhoe
Mount Tongariro
containsSkiArea Turoa Ski Area
Whakapapa Ski Area
continent Oceania
country New Zealand
governingBody Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Māori
hasEcosystemType beech forest
subalpine shrubland
tussock grassland
hasFauna New Zealand falcon (kārearea)
North Island brown kiwi
blue duck (whio)
hasFeature crater lakes
geothermal areas
lava flows
hasFlora alpine herbs
tussock grasses
hasHighestPoint Mount Ruapehu
hasLandscapeType alpine landscape
volcanic landscape
hasProtectedAreaDesignation IUCN Category II
hasRecreationalActivity hiking
mountaineering
sightseeing
skiing
snowboarding
hasTraditionalOwner Polynesians
surface form: Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi
hasVolcano Mount Ngauruhoe
Mount Ruapehu
Mount Tongariro
isRecognizedFor Māori cultural heritage
active volcanoes
alpine scenery
locatedIn North Island
locatedInCountrySubdivision Manawatū-Whanganui Region
Waikato Region
locatedInRegion central North Island
partOf New Zealand volcanic zones
surface form: Taupō Volcanic Zone
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria cultural
natural
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1990
UNESCOWorldHeritageExtensionYear 1993
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus mixed cultural and natural

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Mount Ngauruhoe UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Tongariro National Park
Kaimanawa Range adjacentTo Tongariro National Park
Waikato Region contains Tongariro National Park
this entity surface form: Tongariro National Park (part)
Manawatū-Whanganui Region containsProtectedArea Tongariro National Park
New Zealand hasNationalPark Tongariro National Park
Tongariro Alpine Crossing hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Tongariro National Park
Whakapapa Ski Area hasView Tongariro National Park
this entity surface form: Tongariro National Park peaks
Mount Ngauruhoe hasViewOf Tongariro National Park
Mount Tongariro isPartOf Tongariro National Park
this entity surface form: Tongariro National Park World Heritage Site
Mount Ngauruhoe locatedIn Tongariro National Park
Mount Ruapehu locatedIn Tongariro National Park
Mount Tongariro locatedIn Tongariro National Park
Tongariro Alpine Crossing locatedIn Tongariro National Park
Turoa Ski Area locatedIn Tongariro National Park
Whakapapa Ski Area locatedInNationalPark Tongariro National Park
Turoa Ski Area locatedInProtectedArea Tongariro National Park
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Tongariro National Park
Whakapapa Ski Area locatedInProtectedArea Tongariro National Park
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Tongariro National Park
Lake Taupō locatedNear Tongariro National Park
Mount Tongariro partOf Tongariro National Park
this entity surface form: Tongariro volcanic massif
Mount Ngauruhoe protectedArea Tongariro National Park
Mount Tongariro protectedAreaDesignation Tongariro National Park
this entity surface form: national park (Tongariro National Park)
Mount Ruapehu protectedBy Tongariro National Park