Red Crater

Red Crater is a crater in and has an elevation of 1,777 metres.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Tongariro and Emerald Lakes.

Volcano
is a compound volcano in the Taupō Volcanic Zone of the of . It is located 20 km to the southwest of , and is the northernmost of the three active volcanoes that dominate the landscape of the central North Island.

The are a group of small lakes in , named for their distinctive colour. The lakes are the result of water filling explosion craters near the summit of , with the colour coming from minerals dissolved from the surrounding landscape, particularly calcium carbonate.

Red Crater

Latitude
-39.13333° or 39° 8′ south
Longitude
175.65° or 175° 39′ east
Elevation
1,777 metres (5,830 feet)
Open location code
4VGQVJ8X+MX
Geo­Names ID
2183577
Wiki­data ID
Q31450610
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In Other Languages

“Red Crater” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Red Crater

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