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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Tongariro
Snow-capped Ngauruhoe, seen here from the NE, rises 800 m above its surroundings and is the highest peak of the Tongariro massif. This large massif is located immediately NE of Ruapehu volcano, and is comprised of more than a dozen cones and craters. Frequent explosive eruptions have been recorded from Ngauruhoe since 1839. Photo by Don Swanson, 1984 (U.S. Geological Survey).
Volcano Number:
241080
Volcano Name:
Tongariro
Country:
New Zealand
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano(es)
Last Eruption:
2012 CE
Elevation:
1978m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
27
Pop. within 10km:
286
Pop. within 30km:
7591
Pop. within 100km:
81567
Latitude:
-39.157
Longitude:
175.632
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Tongariro is a large volcanic massif, located immediately NE of Ruapehu volcano, that is composed of more than a dozen composite cones constructed over a period of 275,000 years. Vents along a NE-trending zone extending from Saddle Cone (below Ruapehu) to Te Maari crater (including vents at the present-day location of Ngauruhoe) were active during several hundred years around 10,000 years ago, producing the largest known eruptions at the Tongariro complex during the Holocene. North Crater stratovolcano is truncated by a broad, shallow crater filled by a solidified lava lake that is cut on the NW side by a small explosion crater. The youngest cone, Ngauruhoe, is also the highest peak.
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