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Tongariro

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Tongariro (tŏng'gərē`rō), volcano, 6,458 ft (1,968 m) high, on the North Island, New Zealand. Hot springs are on its slopes and a lake is on the summit. It is part of the Tongariro National Park.
Tongariro 

a volcano in the center of North Island, New Zealand, in Tongariro National Park. Tongariro consists of several snow-covered cones, which reach an elevation of 1,988 m. Near Tongariro is the active volcano Ngauruhoe (2,291 m), whose last eruption was in 1975.



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An active volcano, Mt Ruapeho sits in the cradle of the Tongariro National Park.
Rescue workers recovered the two bodies early Wednesday morning from a gorge near Tongariro National Park on North Island, about 2 kilometers downstream from where the accident happened, police said.
Dick Downing with wife Sam and children Dan, Eve and Joe, on a trip to the Tongariro National Park (above) and (far left) the kids kayaking in the Bay of Islands and (left) Dan having fun outdoors at his new home in Auckland.
 
 
 
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