South Auckland volcanic field
The South Auckland volcanic field, also known as the Franklin Volcanic Field, is an area of extinct monogenetic volcanoes around Pukekohe, the Franklin area and north-western Waikato, south of the Auckland volcanic field. The field contains at least 82 volcanoes, which erupted between 550,000 and 1,600,000 years ago.
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- Location and extent of extinct South Auckland volcanic field
- Type
- Volcanic field
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- 8
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- Width
- 250
- Height
- 250
- Geology
- Basalt
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- Map of South Auckland volcanic field
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- Elevation M
- 379
- Last Eruption
- c. 550,000 years ago