A VOLCANIC GUIDE TO TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK
Volcanoes of the south wind
By Karen
Williams
NOTE- Publication next Wednesday 6 December 2013
NOTE- Publication next Wednesday 6 December 2013
A fascinating and comprehensive field guide to the volcanoes,
volcanic features and dramatic landscapes of Tongariro National Park.
Approximately one million people visit Tongariro National Park
each year, with around 80,000 completing the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, the
country’s most popular one-day trek. With its handy size making it perfect to
throw in your backpack, A Volcanic Guide to Tongariro National Park is
essential reading for anyone who wants to get the most out of their trip.
New Zealand sits precariously on the collision zone between
between the continental Australian Plate and the oceanic Pacific Plate, one of
the most active tectonic settings in the world. Asettings in the world. The
famous volcanoes of Tongariro National Park are located at the southern end of
the Taupo Volcanic Zone – an area slowly widening as the Earth’s crust is
stretched and thinned by the relentless forces beneath.
A Volcanic Guide to Tongariro National Park provides a comprehensive introduction to the area
and the volcanic forces that shape and mould the landscape. It tells the
turbulent history of the volcanoes, explains the inherent processes at work
with beautiful photography and detailed diagrams and clearly identifies the
volcanic features found in the park – vents, peaks and lava flows. The book
also shows you where to find these features on the park’s famous walks and
tracks, with a useful chapter found at the end of the book detailing the
different walks available in the area, with information on duration, distance
and difficulty.
Included are the post-eruption events of Ruapehu in 1995-1996, the
long-predicted burst of the Crater Lake and safe passage of the lahar in 2007,
as well as the Te Maari eruptions from Mt Tongariro in August and November last
year. The book also updates the research work of New Zealand scientists,
including the study of ash layers using improved techniques to refine the age
of the volcanoes in the area.
An easy-to-read guide that is perfect for students, tourists and
anyone with an interest in the area’s geology, A Volcanic Guide to Tongariro
National Park is a profusely-illustrated, must-have for visitors to the area.
About the author:
Karen Williams is the author of Skiing on the Volcano and Ruapehu Erupts along with several other titles. Her latest book A Volcanic Guide to Tongariro National Park is a complete rewrite of Volcanoes of the South Wind, first published in the mid 1980s. After graduating from university, she worked for the DSIR’s Antarctic Division in Christchurch and spent a summer working as public relations officer/photographer at Scott Base in Antarctica. She has worked as a newspaper and radio journalist, and managed the Taupo Museum for many years. Karen is now a full-time writer, specialising in local history and natural history. She is also a longstanding executive member of Project Tongariro, a voluntary conservation society working in and around Tongariro National Park.
Karen Williams is the author of Skiing on the Volcano and Ruapehu Erupts along with several other titles. Her latest book A Volcanic Guide to Tongariro National Park is a complete rewrite of Volcanoes of the South Wind, first published in the mid 1980s. After graduating from university, she worked for the DSIR’s Antarctic Division in Christchurch and spent a summer working as public relations officer/photographer at Scott Base in Antarctica. She has worked as a newspaper and radio journalist, and managed the Taupo Museum for many years. Karen is now a full-time writer, specialising in local history and natural history. She is also a longstanding executive member of Project Tongariro, a voluntary conservation society working in and around Tongariro National Park.
A Volcanic Guide to Tongariro
National Park
Author: Karen Williams
RRP: $39.99
Publication: 6 December 2013
Random House New Zealand
Photo left by Karen Williams - pp.162-163
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