Kaikohe-Bay of Islands

This basaltic scoria cone is one of 30 Pleistocene to upper-Holocene eruptive centers in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field near the tip of the Northland Peninsula in NW-most North Island, New Zealand. The most recent eruptions produced scoria cones and lava flows near Te Puke about 1300-1800 years ago. The volcanic field also contains small shield volcanoes, along with minor rhyolitic lava flows and domes.

Type/Process: Pyroclastic Cone
Volcanic Status: Radiocarbon
Image Number: 003-031
Photographer: Jim Cole (University of Canterbury)
Summit Elevation: 388 meters
Latitude/Longitude: 35.30 S / 173.90 E
Timeframe: Last known eruption A.D. 1-1499
Region: New Zealand to Fiji