Te Puke (volcano)
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]
Te Puke | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
Coordinates | 35.252033°S 174.029961°E |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pleistocene |
Mountain type | Basaltic scoria cones |
Type of rock | Basalt |
Last eruption | c. 1,300 years ago |
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