Te Puke (volcano)

Te Puke
Highest point
Elevation136 m (446 ft)
Coordinates35°15′07″S 174°01′48″E / 35.252033°S 174.029961°E / -35.252033; 174.029961
Geology
Rock agePleistocene
Mountain typeBasaltic scoria cones
Rock typeBasalt
Last eruptionc. 1,300 years ago

Te Puke is a 136 metres (446 ft) high group of basaltic scoria cones, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in Northland, New Zealand. It is the easternmost volcano of the field, being located near Waitangi. The three or four small, cratered cones are in a southwest–northeast alignment. The last eruption was 1300 to 1800 years ago.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Kaikohe-Bay of Islands". Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. ^ Hayward, Bruce; Smith, Ian (2002). "Field Trip 7: A Taste of Northland Geology" (PDF). In Smith, Vicki; Grenfell, Hugh (eds.). Field Trip Guides, GSNZ Annual Conference "Northland 2002". Geological Society of NZ Miscellaneous Publication 112B. Retrieved 28 March 2012.


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