The Rangipo Desert, used as the setting for Mordor in the Lord of the Rings movies, with Mt Ngauruhoe behind

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The stark landscape of the Rangipo Desert, used as the setting for Mordor in the Lord of the Rings movies, with Mt Ngauruhoe behind

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Size: 3425px × 5138px
Location: Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Andrew Bain / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: barren, desert, lord, mordor, ngauruhoe, rangipo, rings, tongariro, volcano