Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont is a dormant volcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island.


Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont is a dormant volcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. The 2518-metre-high mountain is one of the most symmetrical volcanic cones in the world. Because of its resemblance to Mount Fuji, Taranaki provided the backdrop for the movie The Last Samurai.


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