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Mount Egmont

 
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[ʹeg͵mänt]

Volcanic peak in North Island, New Zealand, rising to a height of 8,260 ft./2,518 m. Maori name Taranaki.

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Egmont, Mount (ĕ'mŏnt), or Taranaki (târ'ənä'kē), dormant volcano, 8,260 ft (2,517 m) high, on North Island, New Zealand. Conical and snowcapped, it dominates the island's west side.

 
 

 

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