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    • View of Mount Taranaki, New Zealand with road in foreground.
    Rights: Kubais, licensed through 123RF.com Published 9 April 2010 Size: 91 KB Referencing Hub media

    Is an andesite cone volcano that last erupted in 1854. Formed over a period of around 130,000 years, this mountain is an almost perfect cone shape – one of the best examples of a cone volcano worldwide.

    Acknowledgement: Kubais, licensed through 123RF.com

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      Volcano map of New Zealand

      There are many different types of volcanoes around New Zealand. This interactive map shows where the major volcanoes are, the types of volcanoes and various facts such as when they last erupted ...

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