Maungaturoto (volcano)
| Maungaturoto | |
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 Maungaturoto centered in map of surface volcanics with basaltic scoria and lava fields (brown) of the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field. Te Ahuahu and Tarahi (red shading) are to the east. Clicking on the map enlarges it, and enables panning and mouseover of volcanic feature name/wikilink and ages before present. The key to the other volcanics that are shown with panning is basalt - brown, monogenetic basalts - dark brown, undifferentiated basalts of the Tangihua Complex in Northland Allochthon - light brown, arc basalts - deep orange brown, arc ring basalts -orange brown, rhyolite - violet,dacite - purple, andesite - red , basaltic andesite`- light red, rhyolite - violet , ignimbrite (lighter shades of violet), and plutonic - gray. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 282[1] m (925 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35°22′10″S 173°52′50″E / 35.369385°S 173.880529°E[1] |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Basalt cone |
| Type of rock | Basalt |
| Volcanic field | Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field |
Maungaturoto is a 282 metres (925 ft) high[1] basaltic scoria cone, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand. It was the site of a pā.
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