Tongariro Volcanic Centre #3

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Across
  1. 4. River processes shaping valleys and slopes.
  2. 5. Dropping of sediments that builds new land.
  3. 6. Agency managing the park’s conservation efforts.
  4. 9. Invasive plant introduced to stabilise slopes.
  5. 10. Volcano with many vents and peaks.
  6. 13. Introduced heather, changing ecosystems long-term.
  7. 14. Smaller cone forming beside main volcano.
  8. 16. Volcanic mudflow, can cause deadly disasters.
  9. 18. Wilding pine threatening native vegetation.
  10. 19. Famous hotel beneath Whakapapa Ski Field.
  11. 20. Sunken faulted area beneath volcanic debris.
Down
  1. 1. Iwi who gifted the national park in 1887.
  2. 2. Māori concept of guardianship and care.
  3. 3. Large collapsed crater, often lake-filled.
  4. 7. Sacred mountain in Māori tradition.
  5. 8. Massive eruption in AD 186 that shaped landscape.
  6. 11. Natural wearing away by water or wind.
  7. 12. Wearing down of rock by glaciers.
  8. 15. Above 2000m, few plants can grow.
  9. 17. Rocks and debris left by glaciers.