Most Te Rewa Rewa in gora Egmont

Gora Egmont

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March 24th 2016
Vremenska napoved za Tongariro zjutraj ni bila preveč ugodna, zato sva prilagodila načrte in se iz Wellingtona po zahodni obali severnega otoka odpravila proti gori Egmont, ki se dviga 2518 metrov nad morjem. Egmont ali Taranaki, kot so jo poimenovali Maori, je edina gora na zahodnem delu otoka. Je mirujoči vulkan, ki je nazadnje izbruhnil v 18. stoletju. Legenda njegovo nenavadno osamljeno leg ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more