Auckland volcanic field

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The Auckland volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field in New Zealand composed of numerous small volcanoes scattered beneath and around the city of Auckland.

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Auckland volcanic field canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monogenetic volcanic field
volcanic field
containsFeatureType lava caves
lava flows
maars
scoria cones
tuff rings
country New Zealand
eruptionStyle monogenetic
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasPart Crater Hill
Glover Park crater
Lake Pupuke
Mangere Mountain
Maungakiekie
surface form: Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill

Mount Wellington
surface form: Maungarei / Mount Wellington

Mount Eden
surface form: Maungawhau / Mount Eden

Motukorea (Browns Island)
Mount Albert
Mount Eden
Mount Roskill
Mount Wellington
North Head
One Tree Hill
Orakei Basin
Panmure Basin
Pigeon Mountain
Pukekiwiriki
Puketutu Island
Pukekiwiriki
surface form: Pukewairiki

Rangitoto Island
Te Tatua-a-Riukiuta
Three Kings volcano
hazardType volcanic hazard
lastEruption Rangitoto Island eruption
lastEruptionApproximateDate about 600 years ago
locatedIn Auckland
Auckland Region
Auckland
surface form: Auckland metropolitan area
locatedOn North Island
monitoredBy Auckland Council
GNS Science
nearbyWaterBody Hauraki Gulf
Manukau Harbour
numberOfVolcanoes approximately 53
overlies Waikato coal measures
Hauraki Gulf
surface form: Waitemata Basin
partOf Taupō Volcanic Zone and Northland–Auckland volcanic province (broad regional context)
rockType basalt
tectonicSetting intraplate
youngestVolcano Rangitoto Island

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Auckland hasVolcanicField Auckland volcanic field
Mount Eden partOf Auckland volcanic field
subject surface form: Maungawhau / Mount Eden
One Tree Hill partOf Auckland volcanic field
Auckland Region includesVolcanicField Auckland volcanic field
Rangitoto Island partOf Auckland volcanic field
New Zealand North Island containsFeature Auckland volcanic field