Pouērua

Pouērua (also Pou e rua),^[1] is a 270 m (890 ft) high basaltic scoria cone, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand.^[2] It is in the locality of Pakaraka and was the site of a pā that was studied during a major archeological project in the 1980s.^[3] Pouērua is registered with the Historic Places Trust as a traditional site (Registration Number 6711).^[1]

Elevation270 m (890 ft)

Coordinates35.370011°S 173.932688°E / -35.370011; 173.932688

Rock agePleistocene

Mountain typeBasalt cone

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Pouērua
Pouērua (red marker) in map of surface volcanics with scoria and lava fields of the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field. Tarahi is to the east. Legend Key for the volcanics that are shown with panning is: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000002-QINU`"'  basalt (shades of brown/orange) '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000003-QINU`"'  monogenetic basalts '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000004-QINU`"'   undifferentiated basalts of the Tangihua Complex in Northland Allochthon '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000005-QINU`"'  arc basalts '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000006-QINU`"'  arc ring basalts '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000007-QINU`"'   dacite '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000008-QINU`"'  andesite (shades of red) '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000009-QINU`"'  basaltic andesite '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000A-QINU`"'   rhyolite (ignimbrite is lighter shades of violet) '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000B-QINU`"'  plutonic White shading is selected caldera features. Clicking on the rectangle icon enables full window and mouse-over with volcano name/wikilink and ages before present.
Highest point
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Coordinates	35.370011°S 173.932688°E / -35.370011; 173.932688
Geology
Rock age	Pleistocene
Mountain type	Basalt cone
Rock type	Basalt
Volcanic field	Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field

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