The North Island of New Zealand has three mountains over 2,000 meters of which all three are volcanoes. Mt Ruapehu (2,797 metres) Mt Taranaki  or Mt Egmont (2,518 metres) Mt Ngāuruhoe (2,287 metres) Because of it’s resemblance to Mount Fuji, Mt Taranaki was used as the backdrop for the film, The Last Samurai.   (#9 … Continue reading Proud Volcanoes