New Zealand is known for sports like rugby and cricket. Mount Cook is its tallest mountain, climbed by famous mountaineers. Rotorua is famous for its geothermal hot mud pools, some reaching 500 degrees Celsius, which give the town a sulfur smell. Auckland is the largest city, located on the North Island, while Wellington is the capital located at the southern tip of the North Island. Christchurch and Dunedin are other major cities, located on the South Island.