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A prominent hiking trail in this country passes through the Emerald Lakes in Tongariro National Park. A popular tourist destination called Milford Sound can be found in this country’s largest national park of Fiordland (“fjord-land”). The Bay of Plenty lies near an active supervolcano in this country that names its largest lake, Lake Taupo. “Cloud-piercer” is the native name of this country’s tallest mountain, Mount Aoraki, located in the Southern Alps. 21st century tourism to this country (10[1])increased after Peter Jackson used sites (10[1])like (10[1])Hobbiton (10[1])near its town of Matamata to film Lord of the Rings. (10[1])For 10 points, name this country with the world's southernmost capital at Wellington. ■END■

ANSWER: New Zealand [or Aotearoa]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Daniel Shannon (DII)University of Delaware APenn7510
Frank Paz (DII)Swarthmore ANYU A8110
Ben Rotko (UG)Swarthmore BNYU B8210
Andrew Yang (UG)Columbia BUniversity of Delaware B8310
Aiden Palermo (DII)RutgersColumbia A9410

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2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y5100%0%0%83.00