Mount Taranaki, or
Mount Egmont, is an
active [4] [5] but quiescent
stratovolcano in the
Taranaki region on the west coast of
New Zealand's
North Island. Although the mountain is more commonly referred to as Taranaki, it has two official names under the alternative names policy of the
New Zealand Geographic Board.
[6] The 2518-metre-high mountain is one of the most symmetrical
volcanic cones in the world. There is a secondary cone, Fanthams Peak (
Māori:
Panitahi), 1,966 metres (6,450 ft), on the south side.
[7] Because of its resemblance to
Mount Fuji, Taranaki provided the backdrop for the movie
The Last Samurai.
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