Emerald Lakes
Emerald Lakes is a scenic viewpoint in Greater Wellington, North Island. Emerald Lakes is situated nearby to the peak Red Crater, as well as near Blue Lake.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emerald Lakes and Red Crater.
Emerald Lakes
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The Emerald Lakes are a group of small lakes in Tongariro National Park, named for their distinctive colour. The lakes are the result of water filling explosion craters near the summit of Mount Tongariro, with the colour coming from minerals dissolved from the surrounding landscape, particularly calcium carbonate.
Mount Tongariro
Volcano
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Mount Tongariro is a compound volcano in the Taupō Volcanic Zone of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 km to the southwest of Lake Taupō, and is the northernmost of the three active volcanoes that dominate the landscape of the central North Island.
Emerald Lakes
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.13445° or 39° 8′ 4″ southLongitude
175.65294° or 175° 39′ 11″ eastOpen location code
4VGQVM83+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 1727435131OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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