Taranaki Maunga

Mount Taranaki, officially Taranaki Maunga and also known as Mount Egmont, is a dormant stratovolcano in the region on the west coast of New Zealand's .
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 2,518 metres
  • Description: stratovolcano in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Egmonti mägi”, “Egmonti vulkaan”, “Egmonto kalnas”, “Mount Egmont”, “Mount Taranaki”, “Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont”, “Mt. Egmont”, “Pic Mascarin”, “Taranaki mägi”, “Taranaki vulkaan”, “Taranakio kalnas”, “Te Maunga O Taranaki”, “Volcan Egmont”, “Volcán Egmont”, “гора Эгмонт”, “Планината егмонт”, “Таранаки (вулкан)”, “Таранаки (гора)”, “Эгмонт”, “Эгмонт (вулкан)”, “Эгмонт (гора)”, “ეგმონტის მთა”, “הר אגמונט”, and “艾格蒙特山”
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Egmont National Park and Panitahi.

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is in , .

Peak
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is a peak.

Sports venue
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, located in Taranaki, in 's is a club skifield.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dawson Falls and East Egmont.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Taranaki Maunga

Latitude
-39.29608° or 39° 17′ 46″ south
Longitude
174.0639° or 174° 3′ 50″ east
Elevation
2,518 metres (8,261 feet)
Open location code
4VGPP337+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 526617446
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
2191423
Wiki­data ID
Q850051
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Taranaki Maunga” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Taranakivulkaan”
  • Arabic: “جبل تاراناكي”
  • Basque: “Taranaki mendia”
  • Belarusian: “Вулкан Таранакі”
  • Belarusian: “Таранакі”
  • Bulgarian: “Егмонт”
  • Catalan: “mont Taranaki”
  • Catalan: “Mont Taranaki”
  • Cebuano: “Mount Taranaki”
  • Chinese: “塔拉納基山”
  • Chinese: “塔拉纳基山”
  • Czech: “Mount Taranaki”
  • Dutch: “Mount Taranaki”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تاراناكى”
  • Estonian: “Taranaki”
  • Finnish: “Taranaki Maunga”
  • French: “Mont Egmont”
  • French: “mont Taranaki”
  • French: “Mont Taranaki”
  • French: “Taranaki Maunga”
  • Galician: “Monte Taranaki”
  • Georgian: “ტარანაკის მთა”
  • German: “Mount Taranaki”
  • German: “Taranaki”
  • Greek: “Tαρανάκι”
  • Hebrew: “הר טראנאקי”
  • Hindi: “तारानाकी पर्वत”
  • Indonesian: “Gunung Taranaki”
  • Italian: “Monte Taranaki”
  • Japanese: “タラナキ山”
  • Korean: “타라나키산”
  • Lithuanian: “Taranakis”
  • Macedonian: “Таранаки”
  • Maori: “Taranaki Maunga”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Taranaki”
  • Norwegian: “Mount Taranaki”
  • Norwegian: “Taranaki Maunga”
  • Persian: “کوه تاراناکی”
  • Polish: “Egmont”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Egmont”
  • Romanian: “Taranaki”
  • Russian: “Таранаки”
  • Serbian: “Егмонт (планина)”
  • Serbian: “Егмонт”
  • Slovak: “Taranaki”
  • Slovenian: “Taranaki”
  • Spanish: “Monte Taranaki”
  • Swedish: “Mount Taranaki”
  • Turkish: “Taranaki Dağı”
  • Ukrainian: “гора Таранакі”
  • Ukrainian: “Таранакі”
  • Venetian: “Monte Taranaki”
  • Welsh: “Mynydd Taranaki”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Rangitoto Flat and Snow Bowl.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sharks Tooth and Drinking Rock.

Taranaki: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: New Plymouth and Egmont National Park.

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