";s:4:"text";s:2341:"New Zealand is a remote, mountainous group of islands in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. New Zealand Police said that there were 47 … Stephen Patience (A Britannica Publishing Partner)New Zealand is a land of great contrasts and diversity.Active volcanoes, spectacular caves, deep glacier lakes, verdant valleys, dazzling fjords, long sandy beaches, and the spectacular snowcapped peaks of the Southern Alps on the South Island—all contribute to New Zealand… NEW ZEALAND VOLCANO EXPLOSION LEAVES AMERICAN COUPLE WITH SEVERE BURNS, DEATH TOLL RISES TO 6. Actually there are over 60 active, dormant and extinct volcanoes in New Zealand, and 48 in the Auckland region. New Zealand's active volcanoes are confined to the Taupo Volcanic Zone, a belt which extends from Tongariro National Park to White Island. Ruapehu (9,175 ft) is the highest peak in the North Island and carries its only permanent snowfield, within which is a hot crater lake. New Zealand contains the world's highest concentration of youthful rhyolitic volcanoes and extensive sheets of pyroclastic flow deposits. All the potentially active volcanoes are monitored to give warning of an impending eruption. Cable cars like these run through Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. The deadly eruption of a New Zealand volcano has drawn a spotlight on how active volcanoes draw crowds of tourism each year.