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Monday 2 September 2019

Volcanoes in New Zealand

The Auckland Volcanic Field is made up over 50 separate volcanoes scattered across New Zealand.

Mt Ruapehu- Is an active volcano.

Maungarei- Mt wellington , It has already erupted but about 10,000 years ago.

Mt Tongariro- Is a compound volcano in Taupo

Mount Ngauruhoe- Is an active volcano but erupted 2,500 years ago

Mount Tarawera- 1 of NZ's largest eruption.

Mount Egmont - Mount Taranaki is the Maori name for it, and is a dormant volcano.

Brothers Volcano - A pacific ocean Volcano.

Mount Pihanga - Mount Pihanga is a 1,107 meters volcanic peak in the North Island Volcanic Plateau.

Putauaki - The Last eruption was Around 300 BCE

Mt Tauhara - Is a dormant volcano

Macauley Island - Volcanic island , that’s dormant.

Rotorua Caldera - A supervolcano that’s one of the biggest volcanoes in taupo.

Mt Pirongia - Is an extinct volcano in the Waikato region.

Hauhungatahi - Is a eroded volcano.

Mount Maunganui - is an extinct volcano and is located at Tauranga harbour in NZ.

Ash Hill NZ - Its a volcanic field , and it’s a roughly 30 meter peak above sea level.

Healy - Is a submarine volcano , last eruption was 1360 years ago.

Matukutururu - Is a volcanic field In Auckland , And has a scoria cone reaching 80 meters above sea level.

Matukutureia - Is one of the cones in the Auckland Volcanic field.

Mount Richmond - This is a Volcano that’s dormant and it’s located in Otahuhu which is in South Auckland

A Image of Maungarei

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