Mount Taranaki

4.Mount Taranaki: Taranaki Maunga (Mount Taranaki) in New Zealand has been recently achieved a human status.

• About Mount Taranaki: Official names of the mountains are Mount Egmont & Mount Taranaki.
• Location: Situated in Egmont National Park, North Island, New Zealand.
• Features: It is a stratovolcano, a composite cone made of alternating ash and lava layers.

oSymmetry: One of the most symmetrical volcanic cones in the world.

oRing Plain: Surrounded by a circular deposit of volcanic material from lahars and landslides.

oFormation: Created by subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Australian Plate.

oMagma Source: Likely from a deeper origin than Taupo Volcanic Zone volcanoes.

oElevation: 8,261 feet, making it the second highest mountain in New Zealand’s North Island.

oDormant & Snow-Capped: A dormant volcano covered in snow.

• Cultural & Legal Recognition:

oLegal Personhood: Third natural entity in New Zealand with legal status, after Te Urewera National Park and Whanganui River.

oMaori Significance: Indigenous Maori people revere Taranaki Maunga as a sacred ancestor.