Mount Ruapehu, North Island, New Zealand
Volcanoes for everyone!
Mt Mangere, Auckland
The lands around Auckland are filled with volcanic adventures.
From easy to get to places like Mt. Magnere to extreme challenges like climbing Mount Ruapehua, there is something for everyone.
New Zealand has 2 different types of volcanoes, which are the composite cone volcano and the caldera volcano.
Volcanoes In Auckland, New Zealand
QUICK FACT: Auckland Volcanic Field consists of 49 small basaltic volcanoes covering an area 360 sq km in the city of Auckland. The volcano has been active for 140,000 years, and has produced 7 cubic km of eruption products.
From easy to get to places like Mt. Magnere to extreme challenges like climbing Mount Ruapehua, there is something for everyone.
New Zealand has 2 different types of volcanoes, which are the composite cone volcano and the caldera volcano.
Volcanoes In Auckland, New Zealand
- Rangitoto Erupiti
- Mt. Mangere
- Mount Ruapehua
- Ngauruhoe
QUICK FACT: Auckland Volcanic Field consists of 49 small basaltic volcanoes covering an area 360 sq km in the city of Auckland. The volcano has been active for 140,000 years, and has produced 7 cubic km of eruption products.
How a Volcano is formed:
A tectonic plate first sinks down into the mantle and it becomes extremely hot. So hot, that the rock melts. Then, the melted rock slowly makes its way up to the surface of the earth through cracks. When it reaches the earths surface, it is then refereed to as lava. As layers upon layer of lava and other pyroclastic material continuously build up, a volcano is formed.
Recent Activity
Most Recent Major Eruption: Rangitoto
When: About 600 years
Effects: Rangitoto was the only eruption seen by people Rangitoto produced a volume of lava equal to that erupted by the rest of the volcanoes in the volcanic field.
When: About 600 years
Effects: Rangitoto was the only eruption seen by people Rangitoto produced a volume of lava equal to that erupted by the rest of the volcanoes in the volcanic field.
The Ngauruhoe Volcano
Ngauruhoe is New Zealand's most active volcano with 61 eruptions since 1839.