Maungaturoto (volcano) explained

Maungaturoto
Map Alt:Map of North Island surface volcanic features
Elevation M:282
Coordinates:-35.3694°N 173.8805°W
Type:Basalt cone
Age:Pleistocene
Geology:Basalt
Volcanic Field:Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field

Maungaturoto is a high[1] basaltic scoria cone, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand.[2] It was the site of a pā.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&ll=-35.37025,173.88192&z=14 NZTopoMap:Maungaturoto
  2. Book: Hayward . Bruce . Smith . Ian . 2002 . Field Trip 7: A Taste of Northland Geology . https://www.gsnz.org.nz/assets/Uploads/Shop/Products/GSNZ_annual_conference/MP112_2002_Whangarei/MP112B_2002_GSNZ_conference_Whangarei_FT7_Northland_geology.pdf . Smith . Vicki . Grenfell . Hugh . Field Trip Guides, GSNZ Annual Conference "Northland 2002" . Geological Society of NZ Miscellaneous Publication 112B . 28 March 2012.