Tongariro National Park
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (vi), (vii), (viii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
New Zealand
Inscribed
1990
Area
79,596 ha
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Tongariro National Park is about 120 km north-west of Hastings.
Nearest towns and cities
- Taupo · about 23,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
- Whanganui · about 43,000 peopleabout 95 km south-west
- Hastings · about 66,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
- Napier · about 58,000 peopleabout 120 km east
- Palmerston North · about 82,000 peopleabout 130 km south
- New Plymouth · about 53,000 peopleabout 130 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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