No, Mount Ruapehu is south of Auckland near Taupo
281.4 km
280km
it takes 5 or more hours
Kermadecs, Northland, Auckland, Mayor Island, Okataina, Rotorua, Taupo, Tongariro, Ngauruhoe, Ruapehu, and Taranaki/Egmont are volcanos in New Zealand.
Mt. Ruapehu is located in the south end of New Zealend .
The area of Ruapehu District is 6,370.2 square kilometers.
There are heaps. 50 dormant in auckland, many in the taupo volcanic zone. But the main active ones are Ruapehu, white island, tongariro, Okataina. (all have erupted in the past 20 years)
Mt. Ruapehu is located in the centre (approx) of the North Island of New Zealand
Mount Ruapehu has been around for over 250 000 years.
Ruapehu is a rather broad volcanic cone with a truncated top, where the Crater Lake lies.
The volcanoes Tongariro, Ngauruhoe, and Ruapehu are the three mountains near Lake Taupo in New Zealand.
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