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Id:
ZLV/BOI-001
Class
Volcano
Description
Kaikohe Hill is a basaltic scoria cone in the southern part of the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field "In the last half-million years, 12 small basalt volcanoes have erupted in the southern part of the field (Smith et al. 1993), forming a cluster of scoria cones around Kaikohe. Te Puke volcano erupted in the hills behind Waitangi 100 000 years ago, forming three small cones and a spreading flow that now underlies Waitangi golf course and treaty grounds. The youngest volcano is Tauanui, 10 km south of Kaikohe, which 60 000 years ago produced a high scoria cone and a lava flow that flowed 19 km down the Taheke Valley towards the Hokianga Harbour. The field includes a small rhyolite dome (Putahi), overlooking Lake Omapere. The field should still be considered dormant, and not extinct."
Radius of Activation Zone
Within 0.8km
Public access to AZ
Via public road(s): Hillcrest Road; Taheke Road; Monument Road; Omapere Road; Rowsell Heights; Orrs Road; Squires Lane; Windsor Road; Williams Avenue; Tuhuna Road; Te Ra Place; Fairview Road; Fuller Place; South View Place; 1 unnamed road(s)
Field Name
Kaikohe-Bay of Islands Volcanic Field
Height
275
Date Range
43.0k years ago
Eon
Phanerozoic
Era
Cenozoic
Period
Quaternary
Epoch
Pleistocene
Lies within
Region
Location
NZTM2000: 1671138, 6081200 (alt: 275m)
Maidenhead
RF64vo
Active?
Yes
Valid for NZART awards?
No
Valid From
1900-01-01

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