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Mount Ngauruhoe is an active
stratovolcano or composite cone in
New Zealand, made from layers of lava and
tephra. It is the youngest vent in the
Tongariro volcanic complex on the
Central Plateau of the
North Island, and first erupted about 2,500 years ago. Although seen by most as a volcano in its own right, it is technically a secondary cone of Mount Tongariro.
The volcano lies between the active volcanoes of Mount Tongariro to the north and
Mount Ruapehu to the south, to the west of the
Rangipo Desert and 25 kilometres to the south of the southern shore of
Lake Taupo.n 1974, as part of a promotional campaign for his sponsor
Moët & Chandon, champion skier
Jean-Claude Killy was filmed skiing down the previously unskied eastern slope of the mountain. The average slope on this side of the volcano is 35 degrees, and Killy was caught on radar skiing more than 100 miles per hour. As he fell on the first run, he did the descent twice.[
citation needed]
Mount Ngauruhoe was used as a stand-in for the fictional
Mount Doom in
Peter Jackson's
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, achieving worldwide exposure.
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Source: Wikipedia
The model is created at a scale of 1:50,000 with 2x vertical exaggeration. It features a built-in base, so it sits perfectly on a desk or in a frame.
Model Data Sources: ESA, LINZ