Mount Taranaki, a volcano in New Zealand, has been granted the same legal rights as a human. This unprecedented move ...

This 2023 satellite photo shows New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, which is surrounded by a near-perfect circle of deformed trees. The volcano was recently granted the same legal rights as a person.

A LONELY volcano surrounded by a dark green forest dubbed the "goblin forest" has left explorers baffled by its perfectly ...

Mount Taranaki is renowned for having a near-perfect cone shape, aside from the smaller remains of two extinct volcanoes located on its northeast flank (which are visible in the satellite photo).

New Zealand has granted legal personhood to Mount Taranaki, an active volcano revered by the Māori people as an ancestor.

A volcano in New Zealand which once doubled as Mount Doom in Lord of the Rings has a mysterious perfect circle around it – ...

The stunning mountain featured as Mt Fuji in The Last Samurai and Mount Doom in a panoramic shotCredit: Getty The iconic Mount Taranaki volcano in New Zealand’s North Island is so striking ...

In 2017, New Zealand made history by granting the volcano legal personhood — a first in the country. This means Mount Taranaki has the same legal rights as you, me, or any other human being.