Te Puke (volcano)
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Elevation136 m (446 ft)
Mountain typeBasaltic scoria cones
| Te Puke | |
|---|---|
 Te Puke monogenetic basaltic scoria cones (red marker) and lava field.
Clicking on the map enlarges it, and enables panning and mouseover of volcano name/wikilink and ages before present. 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`"''"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000005-QINU`"' arc basalts, '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000006-QINU`"' arc ring basalts, '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000007-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000008-QINU`"' andesite (shades of red), '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000009-QINU`"' basaltic andesite, '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000A-QINU`"' and '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000B-QINU`"' plutonic. White shading is selected caldera features. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35°15′07″S 174°01′48″E / 35.252033°S 174.029961°E |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Basaltic scoria cones |
| Rock type | Basalt |
| Last eruption | c. 1,300 years ago |
Te Puke is a 136 metres (446 ft) high group of basaltic scoria cones, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in Northland, New Zealand. It is the easternmost volcano of the field, being located near Waitangi. The three or four small, cratered cones are in a southwest–northeast alignment. The last eruption was 1300 to 1800 years ago.[1][2]
