Egmont National Park

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Satellite picture of Mount Taranaki from the NASA Earth Observatory showing the nearly-circular Egmont National park surrounding it.

Egmont National Park is located south of New Plymouth, close to the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
The park, established in 1900, is dominated by the dormant volcano of Mount Taranaki. Since the area has a high rainfall rate and mild coastal climate there is a lush rainforest covering the foothills, changing to subalpine and alpine shrublands at high elevations, which are in stark contrast to the surrounding pasture farmlands.
Taranaki has been the Māori name for the mountain for many centuries. Captain Cook called it Mount Egmont, but is now officially named "Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont".

External links
[NASA Earth Observatory page on Egmont National Park (1)]
[NASA Earth Observatory page on Egmont National Park (2)]
[Department of Conservation information on Egmont National Park]
[flickr.com photo pool for Egmont National Park]

Egmont National Park

National Parks of New Zealand
North Island South Island Stewart Island
Egmont National Park
Te Urewera National Park
Tongariro National Park
Whanganui National Park Abel Tasman National Park
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
Arthur's Pass National Park
Fiordland National Park
Kahurangi National Park Mount Aspiring National Park
Nelson Lakes National Park
Paparoa National Park
Westland National Park Rakiura National Park

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National Parks of New Zealand
North Island	South Island		Stewart Island
Egmont National Park Te Urewera National Park Tongariro National Park Whanganui National Park	Abel Tasman National Park Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Arthur's Pass National Park Fiordland National Park Kahurangi National Park	Mount Aspiring National Park Nelson Lakes National Park Paparoa National Park Westland National Park	Rakiura National Park