This striking satellite image shows the snow-capped peak of a "sacred" volcano in New Zealand, poking through ... is renowned for having a near-perfect cone shape, aside from the smaller remains ...

This story appears in the July 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. As you contemplate the heart of Tongariro National Park— three peaks that rise in one of the most beautiful places in ...

Taranaki Mounga is one of the most one of the world’s most symmetrical volcanic cones. It is thought to be the most climbed volcano in New Zealand and is a popular tourist destination.