The Auckland volcanic field is an area of monogenetic volcanoes covered by much of the metropolitan area of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, located in the North Island. The approximately 53 volcanoes [2] in the field have produced a diverse array of maars (explosion craters), tuff rings, scoria cones, and lava flows.

The 600 km 2 Auckland Volcanic Field, at the south end of the Northland Peninsula, is overlain by New Zealand's largest city, Auckland / Tamaki Makaurau. This northernmost Quaternary volcanic field of the Auckland Intraplate Province is dominated by intraplate alkali basaltic to …

2023年4月3日 · Volcanoes of Auckland: A Field Guide. The Best Auckland Volcanoes to Visit. With so many volcanoes, we are spoilt for choice in the City of Sails. Which are the best to visit though? Easily accessible from the city centre, Auckland Domain, Mt Eden and One Tree Hill are all well worth a visit.

The Auckland Volcanic Field is an area of about 360 km2 centred on Auckland city; within this field over 53 volcanic centres are recognised. During the 193,000 years of their history, Auckland’s volcanoes have totally changed the Auckland landscape.

2010年4月9日 · The city of Auckland is built on a volcanic field. There are 50 volcanoes within an area of 1,000 square kilometres, forming the hills, lakes and basins of the city. Rangitoto Island was formed by the most recent volcanic eruption 600 years ago – …

Com­pressed, hardened and raised from the sea, those sediments form much of the present landscape around Auckland’s volcanoes. The Auckland Volcanic Field, some 400km from the edge of the Indian-Australian plate, is considered to be un­related to the volcanic activ­ity which occurs at a plate boundary.

The Auckland Volcanic Field covers around 360 square kilometres under Auckland city. It includes 49 separate volcanoes, each of which is considered extinct. However the field as a whole remains active. Find out about some of these volcanoes in this interactive map.

2023年12月4日 · The Auckland Volcanic Field directly underlies the largest city of New Zealand and consists of more than 50 basaltic cones, maars and lava flows. It covers an elliptical area of 29 (N-S) x 16.5 (E-W) km and has been active for the past 140,000 years, during which is has produced about 7 cubic km of mostly basaltic lava.

Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland sits on a volcanic field with 53 known volcanic cones. Though eruptions are rare, they can pose serious risks and may occur with limited warning. Learn about volcanic hazards and how to prepare.

New Zealand’s biggest city is built on an active volcanic field. What risks does this mean for the inhabitants, and how should these risks be managed? Could there be an explosion tomorrow?