Champagne Pool, New Zealand
In the geothermal region of the North Island of New Zealand's AIM-O-Tapu is a pool of champagne.
This is actually a hot thermal spring
is located 30 km southeast of Rotorua and about 50 km north-west of Taupo.


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Mount Ngauruhoe, New Zealand

Fans of the "Lord of the Rings" movies will recognize New Zealand’s Mount Ngauruhoe as the stand-in for Mount Doom. In real life, the mountain isn’t so ominous; it’s part of a beautiful North Island hiking route with views of Lake Taupo and Mount Tongariro. The volcano is still active — it last erupted in 1977 — and visitors to the summit can see fumaroles in the crater and smell strong sulfurous gases.