Tauanui
Appearance
Tauanui | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 351 m (1,152 ft) |
Coordinates | 35°29′32″S 173°51′31″E / 35.492263°S 173.8586°E |
Geography | |
Location | Kaikohe, New Zealand |
Geology | |
Volcanic arc/belt | Kaikohe-Bay of Islands |
Tauanui is a 351 m (1,152 ft) high basaltic scoria cone in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand. It is the youngest volcano of the southern part of the field, having erupted around 60,000 years ago, and also the southernmost of the group. South east of the scoria cone is Lake Tauanui. To the north west of Tauanui is a smaller scoria cone, Hangunui Pā. To their north are the rhyolitic Putahi and the andersitic Tarahi volcanoes.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.