Eruption of Taranaki
1655 · 39.30° S, 174.07° E
Mount Taranaki, officially Taranaki Maunga and also known as Mount Egmont, is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. At 2,518 metres (8,261 ft), it is the second highest mountain in the North Island, after Mount Ruapehu.
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What the records say
- When
- 1655
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 39.30° S, 174.07° E
- Vei
- 4
- Date uncertainty
- year uncertain
- Unit
- Burrell Lapilli
- Dated by
- Sidereal: Dendrochronology
- Volcano number
- 241030
- Eruption number
- 14458
Mount Taranaki
Volcano in North Island of New Zealand
Mount Taranaki, officially Taranaki Maunga and also known as Mount Egmont, is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. At 2,518 metres (8,261 ft), it is the second highest mountain in the North Island, after Mount Ruapehu. It has a secondary cone, Fanthams Peak, 1,966 metres (6,450 ft), on its south side.
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Nearby in time and place
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page