Sitting at 8,261ft tall, with a six mile radius , Mount Taranaki is the second highest ... Despite its perfectly circular appearance from above, the volcano has a history of dramatic change.

This 2023 satellite photo shows New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, which is surrounded by a near-perfect circle of deformed trees.

A 2021 study estimated that Mount Taranaki's edifice — the part of the volcano that forms above ground — has undergone at least 16 significant deformations from past eruptions since it first ...