Mount Taranaki

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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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Mount Taranaki canonical 17
Taranaki Maunga 5
Mount Egmont 2

How this entity was disambiguated

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
linked to: Mount Taranaki

Taranaki Maunga
linked to: Mount Taranaki
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
linked to: Taranaki Region
hasOfficialName Mount Taranaki
isHighestPointOf Taranaki region
linked to: 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
locatedInRegion Taranaki
linked to: Taranaki Region
locatedNearCity New Plymouth
mountainRange Taranaki Volcanic Lineament
namedBy James Cook
nameGivenByJamesCook Mount Egmont
linked to: Mount Taranaki
parkEstablished 1900
prominence 2516 metres
shape near-symmetrical cone
similarTo Mount Fuji
surroundedBy Egmont National Park
volcanicExplosivityIndexPotential VEI 3–4
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Island hasVolcano Mount Taranaki
Mount Taranaki hasOfficialName Mount Taranaki
Mount Taranaki hasAlternativeName Mount Egmont
linked to: Mount Taranaki
Mount Taranaki hasAlternativeName Taranaki Maunga
linked to: Mount Taranaki
Mount Taranaki nameGivenByJamesCook Mount Egmont
linked to: Mount Taranaki
New Plymouth hasViewOf Mount Taranaki
Taranaki Region hasHighestPoint Mount Taranaki
Taranaki Region dominantLandform Mount Taranaki
Taranaki Region containsVolcano Mount Taranaki
Pungarehu, Taranaki, New Zealand near Mount Taranaki
Ngāti Toa Rangatira hasAncestralMountain Taranaki Maunga
linked to: Mount Taranaki
New Zealand North Island containsFeature Mount Taranaki / Mount Egmont
linked to: Mount Taranaki
Taranaki Volcanic Lineament hasPart Mount Taranaki
North Ridge route locatedOn Mount Taranaki
North Ridge route mountain Mount Taranaki
Taranaki iwi hasAncestralMountain Mount Taranaki
Ngāruahine iwi hasMaunga Taranaki Maunga
linked to: Mount Taranaki
Ngāruahine iwi hasCulturalTieTo Taranaki Maunga
linked to: Mount Taranaki
Ngāruahine iwi hasSpiritualAssociationWith Taranaki Maunga
linked to: Mount Taranaki
Ngāti Ruanui hasAncestralConnectionTo Mount Taranaki
subject linked to: Ngāti Ruanui iwi
Ngāti Ruanui hasSpiritualConnectionTo Mount Taranaki
subject linked to: Ngāti Ruanui iwi
Pukematawai hasViewOf Mt Taranaki
linked to: Mount Taranaki