Mount Taranaki

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mountain stratovolcano volcano

Mount Taranaki is a prominent, near-symmetrical stratovolcano on New Zealand’s North Island, renowned for its striking resemblance to Mount Fuji and its surrounding lush national park.

Aliases (2)

Mount Egmont ×2
Taranaki Maunga ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain → stratovolcano → volcano →
age	Quaternary →
country	New Zealand →
elevation	2518 metres → 8261 feet →
featuredIn	The Last Samurai (film) backdrop resemblance to Mount Fuji →
geologicalSetting	subduction-related volcanic arc →
governedBy	Department of Conservation (New Zealand) →
hasAlternativeName	Mount Egmont → Taranaki Maunga →
hasClimate	frequent cloud cover → high rainfall →
hasClimbingRoute	East Ridge route → North Ridge route → Pouakai Crossing access →
hasFeature	alpine scrub and tussock at higher elevations → lush temperate rainforest on lower slopes → radial drainage pattern → summit crater →
hasHazard	lahars → landslides → pyroclastic flows →
hasMaoriName	Taranaki →
hasOfficialName	Mount Taranaki →
isHighestPointOf	Taranaki region →
isIconOf	Taranaki region identity →
isOneOf	most-climbed mountains in New Zealand →
isPartOf	Ring of Fire →
isPopularFor	hiking → mountaineering → photography → ski touring →
isSacredTo	Māori → Ngā Rauru Kītahi iwi → Ngāruahine iwi → Ngāti Ruanui iwi → Taranaki iwi → Te Atiawa iwi →
lastEruption	mid-19th century →
lastEruptionApproximate	circa 1854 →
locatedIn	North Island →
locatedInProtectedArea	Egmont National Park NERFINISHED →
locatedInRegion	Taranaki →
locatedNearCity	New Plymouth →
mountainRange	Taranaki Volcanic Lineament →
namedBy	James Cook →
nameGivenByJamesCook	Mount Egmont →
parkEstablished	1900 →
prominence	2516 metres →
shape	near-symmetrical cone →
similarTo	Mount Fuji →
surroundedBy	Egmont National Park NERFINISHED →
volcanicExplosivityIndexPotential	VEI 3–4 →
volcanoType	stratovolcano →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mount Taranaki ("Mount Egmont") → Mount Taranaki ("Taranaki Maunga") →	hasAlternativeName
Mount Taranaki →	hasOfficialName
North Island →	hasVolcano
Mount Taranaki ("Mount Egmont") →	nameGivenByJamesCook