Mount Ruapehu
CountryNew Zealand
TypeStratovolcano
Elevation2797 m
Last Eruption2007
About Mount Ruapehu
Largest active volcano in New Zealand. Has a crater lake between eruptions. The 1953 Tangiwai disaster killed 151 when a lahar destroyed a railway bridge. Popular ski resort on its slopes. Part of Tongariro National Park a UNESCO site.
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