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		During the 19th century, many new states were added to the original thirteen as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions.
		After long debate, this was supplanted by the Constitution of a more centralized federal government in 1789.
		Two of the major traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the American Civil War ( 1861 - 65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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	Peakware - Mount Egmont / Mount Taranaki
		Mount Egmont is a dormant volcano, located in Egmont National Park, in the southwest corner of North Island.
		Egmont has a higher death toll than any other mountain in New Zealand, as inexperienced climbers often underestimate its dangers.
		Taranaki is the native Maori name for the mountain, which was ruled in court to be an equally valid name to Mount Egmont.
	www.peakware.com /encyclopedia/peaks/egmont.htm

	STUFF : NATIONAL NEWS - STORY : New Zealand's leading news and information website
		And that holdup is also delaying both a start to an investigation into the possible causes of the crash, and the removal of the wrecked aircraft from Egmont National Park.
		Since then the weather has been so foul that police have been unable to safely get a recovery team to the site to retrieve the bodies.
		But Taranaki police commander Inspector Anne Knox said it was important that nothing was rushed in the effort to remove the dead men and the aircraft.
	www.stuff.co.nz /stuff/0,2106,3115960a11,00.html

	Egmont National Park
		Egmont National Park is located in the central west coast of the North Island.
		Egmont is the European name, but is being phased out in favour of the original name Taranaki.
		Mt Taranaki is a classic coned shaped volcano that has been dormant for a long time, although it is expected to erupt sometime in the future.
	www.ginini.com.au /nz/egmont

	EO Newsroom: New Images - Egmont National Park, New Zealand
		The lush forests of Egmont National Park, on New Zealand’s North Island, contrast with the pasturelands outside the circular park boundaries.
		The unique shape of the park results from its first protection in 1881, which specified that a forest reserve would extend in a 9.6 km radius from the summit of Mt. Taranaki (named Mt. Egmont by Captain Cook).
		The park covers about 33,500 hectares and Mt. Egmont stands at 2518 m.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9295

	CCS - Other Internet Resources about Captain Cook
		Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK Whitby, within the North York Moors National Park
		Captain Cook's Monument, Hofgaard Park, Waimea, West Kauai
		Search the pictorial collection of the National Library of Australia
	www.captaincooksociety.com /ccsu12.htm

	Staff Publication Bibliography 2002 - 2003 Complete List
		Lumyong, S.; Lumyong, P.; McKenzie, E. C.; Hyde, K. 2002: Enzymatic activity of endophytic fungi of six native seedling species from Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Thailand.
		Parkes, J.; Choquenot, D.; Forsyth, D. 2002: [Abstract] Adaptive experimental management (AEM) to optimise the control of the brushtail possum in New Zealand.
		Parkes, J. P.; Norbury, G. L.; Heyward, R. P.; Sullivan, G. 2002: Epidemiology of rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) in the South Island, New Zealand, 1997-2001.
	www.landcareresearch.co.nz /publications/staffbibliolists/0203/0203all.asp

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		The rate of rotation provides an indication of the intensity of the radiation.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/r1/radiomet.asp

	Egmont National Park
		Its now 100 years since Egmont National Park was created, so preparation of the plan to coincide with the parks centennial celebrations was timely.
		The Egmont National Park Management Plan review was approved by the New Zealand Conservation Authority in February 2002.
		Considerable work has gone into protection of the park since its inception and it is hoped that the reviewed and innovative plan will provide sound management direction for the park for the next ten years and beyond.
	www.sunflowerlodge.co.nz /current_events_thingstoseeanddo_mttaranaki_managementplan.htm

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	New Zealand photo- North Island mountain foxglove (Ourisia m. var. macrophylla); stream side Mt Taranaki - Mt Egmont National Park.
		macrophylla); stream side Mt Taranaki - Mt Egmont National Park.
	www.naturespic.com /flora1/7250.html

	Egmont National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Egmont National Park is located south of New Plymouth, close to the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
		Satellite picture of Mount Taranaki from the NASA Earth Observatory showing the nearly-circular Egmont National park surrounding it.
		NASA Earth Observatory page on Egmont National Park (1)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Egmont_National_Park (191 words)

	New Zealand National Parks
		Whanganui National Park, borders the Whanganui River, an important historical thoroughfare for Maori and European, and lies between Egmont and Tongariro National Parks.
		Paparoa National Park's boundaries were carefully chosen not just to protect the area's forests and minerals but also a full range of ecosystems from the mountaintops to the coast.
		Mount Aspiring National Park is in north Fiordland and straddles the southern end of the Southern Alps.
	www.godzone.com /aboutnz/national_parks.htm (1368 words)

	Egmont National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Egmont National Park is located south of New Plymouth, close to the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
		The park, established in 1900, is dominated by the dormant volcano of Mount Taranaki.
		Captain Cook called it Mount Egmont, but is now officially named "Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Egmont_National_Park (191 words)

	Egmont National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Egmont National Park is located south of New Plymouth, close to the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
		NASA Earth Observatory page on Egmont National Park (2)
		NASA Earth Observatory page on Egmont National Park (1)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Egmont_National_Park (191 words)

	Jasons New Zealand Travel Channel
		This 33,534 hectare park centres on the volcanic mountain, Taranaki/Egmont.
		New Zealand's 14 national parks, covering more than three million hectares, are taonga (treasures) of irreplaceable value.
		This vast, 1,260,200 hectares of wilderness is New Zealand's largest national park.
	www.jasons.co.nz /destinationdownunder/dest_detail.cfm?edid=1039&type=FE&country=nz (191 words)

	New Zealand National Parks
		It is the 11th national park, the fourth in the North Island, and one of the smallest with only Mount Cook, Egmont and Abel Tasman smaller.
		It is the biggest national park in the North Island and the third biggest in NZ (behind Fiordland and Mt Aspiring).
		The smallest of the country's 13 national parks, it was opened in December 1942, the 300th anniversary of the visit to Tasman Bay of Dutch explorer, Abel Janzoon Tasman, the first European to visit NZ.
	www.geocities.com /Yosemite/2331/npark.html (3944 words)

	National Parks
		Egmont is one of the most accessible of New Zealand's national parks.
		It is one of New Zealand's larger parks at 355,543 hectares and it lies alongside the largest, Fiordland National Park.
		Westland / Tai Poutini National Park extends from the highest peaks of the Southern Alps to the remote beaches of the wild West Coast.
	www.doc.govt.nz /Explore/001~National-Parks/index.asp (667 words)

	Boot camp toughens ducks for real world
		They were set free on three rivers in the Egmont National Park.
		Two of the ducks were hand-reared in Palmerston North before being sent to join the rest of the group at Christchurch's Peacock Springs.
		"There are rocks, and the water flows through the aviary there and they learn to find the insects in the water.
	homepage.mac.com /chwalzer/iblog/C1080593001/E1152557273 (667 words)

	New Zealand National Parks – nature, hiking and recreation
		New Zealand National Parks – Abel Tasman, Arthur’s Pass, Egmont, Fiordland, Kahurangi, Mount Aspiring, Mount Cook, Nelson Lakes, Paparoa, Rakiura, Tongariro, Te Urewera, Westland and Whanganui.
		There are 14 New Zealand National Parks, each of which showcase the unique and diverse landscapes, wildlife and plants of Aotearoa New Zealand.
		General National Park information can be found on the Department of Conservation website.
	www.4corners.co.nz /new-zealand/national-parks (307 words)

	Backpackers Ultimate Guide to New Zealand
		Egmont National Park has over 140km of hiking trails including multi-day hikes around the mountain and the popular, and often dangerous, one-day climb.
		Stratford is the closest major town to Egmont National Park and some travellers use the town as a base for visiting the park.
		Most people visiting Egmont National Park stay in Egmont Village or drive up from Stratford or New Plymouth.
	www.bugpacific.com /destinations/nz-taranaki.html (307 words)

	Backpackers Ultimate Guide to New Zealand
		Egmont National Park has over 140km of hiking trails including multi-day hikes around the mountain and the popular, and often dangerous, one-day climb.
		Stratford is the closest major town to Egmont National Park and some travellers use the town as a base for visiting the park.
		Most people visiting Egmont National Park stay in Egmont Village or drive up from Stratford or New Plymouth.
	www.bugpacific.com /destinations/nz-taranaki.html (307 words)

	Mount Taranaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Areas encompassing the older volcanic remnants of Pouakai and Kaitake were later added to the reserve and in 1900 all this land was gazetted as Egmont National Park, the second national park in New Zealand.
		There are park visitor centres at North Egmont and at Dawson Falls on the southeast side.
		Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont [1] is a dormant stratovolcano located in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Taranaki (307 words)

	natureandco.com - Egmont National Park, New Zealand
		Egmont National Park (33,500 hectares/129 square miles) is entirely made of the cone and slopes of Mt Taranaki (also called Mt Egmont), as well as the smaller volcanic constructions of Pouakai and Kaitake Ranges.
		Vegetation in Egmont National Park has two sets of distinctive characteristics that are the result of having developed on a tall, isolated volcano.
		The North Island brown kiwi is found in the forests of Egmont National park.
	www.natureandco.co.nz /land_and_wildlife/national_parks/egmont/idx-egmont.php3 (1111 words)

	New Zealand National Parks
		It is the 11th national park, the fourth in the North Island, and one of the smallest with only Mount Cook, Egmont and Abel Tasman smaller.
		It is the biggest national park in the North Island and the third biggest in NZ (behind Fiordland and Mt Aspiring).
		The smallest of the country's 13 national parks, it was opened in December 1942, the 300th anniversary of the visit to Tasman Bay of Dutch explorer, Abel Janzoon Tasman, the first European to visit NZ.
	www.geocities.com /Yosemite/2331/npark.html (3944 words)

	Arthur's Pass WebScape
		Egmont National Park is located on the Taranaki Peninsula on the lower west coast of the North Island.
		There are numerous access points to the National Park, from New Plymouth and Inglewood in the north, Stratford to the east, Hawera and Opunake to the South.
		As has been stated earlier Mt Egmont is a killer, most victims have fallen off the ice near the summit, crashing over the tall rock bluffs to their deaths.
	www.softrock.co.nz /apis/inf199.htm (3944 words)

	natureandco.com - Egmont National Park, New Zealand
		Egmont National Park (33,500 hectares/129 square miles) is entirely made of the cone and slopes of Mt Taranaki (also called Mt Egmont), as well as the smaller volcanic constructions of Pouakai and Kaitake Ranges.
		Vegetation in Egmont National Park has two sets of distinctive characteristics that are the result of having developed on a tall, isolated volcano.
		It is in this alpine zone that the second distinctive characteristic of Egmont National Park's vegetation can be found: a large number of species endemic to Mt Taranaki, or that have produced populations or forms quite distinct from those of the same species elsewhere.
	www.natureandco.co.nz /land_and_wildlife/national_parks/egmont/idx-egmont.php3 (3944 words)

	EO Newsroom: New Images - Egmont National Park, New Zealand
		The lush forests of Egmont National Park, on New Zealand’s North Island, contrast with the pasturelands outside the circular park boundaries.
		The unique shape of the park results from its first protection in 1881, which specified that a forest reserve would extend in a 9.6 km radius from the summit of Mt. Taranaki (named Mt. Egmont by Captain Cook).
		The park covers about 33,500 hectares and Mt. Egmont stands at 2518 m.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=9295 (167 words)

	Taranaki New Zealand Travel & Tourism Information
		The Egmont National Park encompasses the mountain and the land around it.
		Nowhere does the Egmont National Park come closer to a main road than it does at Lucy's Gully, giving access to walks over the Kaitake Range and to the park's 300 kilometre track network.
		Just up the road is the Egmont Lighthouse (turn off at Cape Road), protecting shipping here since 1881 and often photographed with Mount Taranaki in the background.
	www.tourism.net.nz /new-zealand/about-new-zealand/regions/taranaki.html (167 words)

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