Mount Taranaki

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View of the ring plain encircling Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand.

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Mount Taranaki: References & Edit History

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feature of Taranaki
- In Taranaki
relief of New Zealand
- In New Zealand: Relief of New Zealand

Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Invalidated site: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Mount Egmont.	Emily Rodriguez	May 15, 2018
	Article revised and updated.	Amy McKenna	Jun 15, 2007
	Added new Web site: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Mount Egmont.	Dutta Promeet	May 09, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998