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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Ngāuruhoe (Māori chief or ancestor) locatedIn Tongariro National Park
subject surface form: Mount Ngauruhoe
Ruapehu District (part) containsPartOf Tongariro National Park
Ruapehu District (part) hasProtectedArea Tongariro National Park
Ruapehu District (part) hasNationalPark Tongariro National Park
Taumarunui isGatewayTo Tongariro National Park
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts operatesWithin Tongariro National Park
Happy Valley beginner area locatedInProtectedArea Tongariro National Park
Ohakune Mountain Road accesses Tongariro National Park
Ohakune Mountain Road locatedIn Tongariro National Park
Taupo locatedNear Tongariro National Park
Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi traditionalRegion Tongariro National Park
subject surface form: Ngāti Tūwharetoa
this entity surface form: Tongariro region
Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi hasRoheIncluding Tongariro National Park
subject surface form: Ngāti Tūwharetoa
this entity surface form: Tongariro National Park area
Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi isKaitiakiOf Tongariro National Park
subject surface form: Ngāti Tūwharetoa
this entity surface form: Tongariro National Park peaks (through tuku of peaks)