Pukewairiki
Pukewairiki located in Highbrook Park is a volcano in the Auckland volcanic field in the North Island of New Zealand.
| Pukewairiki | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Pukewairiki in 2009 | |
| Location | Auckland, North Island |
| Coordinates | 36.944078°S 174.865887°E |
| Type | maar lake |
| Primary inflows | Ōtara Creek |
| Primary outflows | Tamaki River |
| Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Geography
Pukewairiki is one of the oldest known volcanoes of the Auckland Volcanic Field, having erupted an estimated 130,000 years ago.[1] It has an explosion crater around 500 m wide, and a tuff ring up to 30 m high, which has been eroded away on the south-western side. The northern side had a terrace eroded into at a time of higher sea-level during the Last Interglacial. In the past it has erroneously been called Pukekiwiriki, which is the name for Red Hill, Papakura.
The crater is located in Highbrook Park, a public park in East Tāmaki, Auckland on the shores of the Ōtara Creek.[1]
Gallery
Pukewairiki tuff crater
Eroding tuff layers with embedded basaltic rock, Pukewairiki
References
- Janssen, Peter (January 2021). Greater Auckland Walks. New Holland Publishers. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-86966-516-6. Wikidata Q118136068.
Further reading
- City of Volcanoes: A geology of Auckland - Searle, Ernest J.; revised by Mayhill, R.D.; Longman Paul, 1981. First published 1964. ISBN 0-582-71784-1.
- Volcanoes of Auckland: The Essential guide - Hayward, B.W., Murdoch, G., Maitland, G.; Auckland University Press, 2011.
- Volcanoes of Auckland: A Field Guide. Hayward, B.W.; Auckland University Press, 2019, 335 pp. ISBN 0-582-71784-1.
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