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Id:
ZLV/KIW-001
Name
Class
Volcano
Description
"Ruru, Maungakawa, Te Tāpui – These three symmetrical cones are about 500m high, lie in a distinct line and erupted about 6 MYA. Deeply eroded andesitic boulders left from lava flows are strewn over all three cones."
Radius of Activation Zone
Within 2.0km, or within sight
Public access to AZ
Via public road(s): Piakonui Road; Raukawa Road; 1 unnamed road(s)
Via park(s): Te Tapui Scenic Reserve
Field Name
Kiwitahi Volcanic Group
Height
485
Date Range
5.52M years ago to 6.23M years ago
Eon
Phanerozoic
Era
Cenozoic
Period
Neogene
Epoch
Miocene
Lies within
Region
Iwi
Ngāti Huia country
Location
NZTM2000: 1833927, 5809236 (alt: 485m)
Maidenhead
RF72td
Active?
Yes
Valid for NZART awards?
No
Valid From
1900-01-01

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Summits
[ZL1/WK-135] Te Tapui

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