Pouākai Range

Pouākai Range is a volcano in New Zealand, 1,395 m high. It last erupted in 210 ka.

Elevation: 1,395 m
Last eruption: 210 ka

The Pouākai Range is an eroded and heavily vegetated stratovolcano in the North Island of New Zealand, located northwest of Mount Taranaki. It consists of the remains of a collapsed Pleistocene stratovolcano. The range is surrounded by a ring plain of lahar deposits from a massive collapse that has been dated as roughly 250,000 years old.

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Age: 250 ka, Pleistocene
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Text: Pouākai andesite (red shading) in centre of map. To its south-south-east is the younger and presently larger in andesitic direct deposits volcano of Mount Taranaki. The surrounding debris and lahar fields are not shown but include the green forested area on the map. To its north west are the older volcanoes of the small cone of Pukeiti, then the Kaitake.
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Align: center
Width: 300
Height: 300
Geology: Andesite
Highest: Pouākai
Location: North Island, New Zealand
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Image Size: 300px
Elevation M: 1395
Last Eruption: 210 ka
Volcanic Belt: Taranaki Volcanic Lineament