Rangitoto Island is a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland, New Zealand. The 5.5 km (3.4 mi) wide island is a symmetrical shield volcano...
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school have a view of the Rangitoto Channel as well as Rangitoto Island. Like many secondary schools in Auckland, Rangitoto operates an enrolment scheme...
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Island) Rabbit Island (Warkworth) Rat Island (Whangārei) Rakino Island Rakitu Island Rangitoto Island Rangitoto Islands, Marlborough Sounds Rangitoto...
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D'Urville Island (/dɜːrˈvɪl/), Māori name Rangitoto ki te Tonga, is the largest island in the Marlborough Sounds, on the northern coast of the South Island of...
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The Rangitoto Channel is an area of the Hauraki Gulf in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. The channel is north-east of the Waitematā...
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The Rangitoto Islands are a group of islands near the Marlborough Sounds along the northern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The group consists...
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Hauraki Gulf islands of Motutapu Island and Rangitoto Island are connected at low tide The Okatakata Islands in Rangaunu Harbour Islands portal Islet...
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volcanism in the central North Island, such as at Mount Ruapehu and Lake Taupō. The field ranges from Lake Pupuke and Rangitoto Island in the north to Matukutururu...
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obelisk. Rangitoto Island – an island which guards the entrance to Waitematā Harbour and forms a prominent feature on the eastern horizon. The island was formed...
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to the much younger volcanic island cone of Rangitoto. Prior to the emergence of the volcano, the island had been extensively occupied by Māori for over...
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by one. She is also said to have played a role in the formation of Rangitoto Island, asking Rūaumoko, god of earthquakes and eruptions, to destroy a couple...
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crest features an A in its centre to symbolise the city, representing Rangitoto Island and the Sky Tower. The black knight visor and stripes represent the...
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sheltered from Pacific storms by Auckland's North Shore, Rangitoto Island, and Waiheke Island. The oldest Māori name of the harbour was Te Whanga-nui o...
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volcanic topsoil from Rangitoto Island that overlays a thick mantle of clay soil which in turn overlays greywacke rock. The island is mostly in pasture...
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Hauraki Gulf (redirect from Hauraki Gulf Islands)
Browns Island, Motuihe Island, Pakihi Island, Pakatoa Island, Rakino Island, and Rotoroa Island in the inner gulf, around Waiheke and Rangitoto; Tarahiki...
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at least 40 volcanoes, most recently active about 600 years ago at Rangitoto Island, erupting 2.3 km3 (0.55 cu mi) of lava. The soils of the Pacific Ring...
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to 1952. Some monogenetic volcanoes are small lava shields, such as Rangitoto Island in the Auckland volcanic field. Other monogenetic volcanoes are tuff...
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List of volcanoes in New Zealand (redirect from List of volcanoes in North Island)
Ian E.M. Smith, and Simon Nathan. () New Zealand's volcanoes: Kermadec Islands Archived 2010-05-22 at the Wayback Machine. Volcanic Hazards Working Group...
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Island were likely heavily damaged in the 14th century eruptions of Rangitoto Island. During 18th and early 19th centuries, the eastern side of Waiheke...
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Shore, the 260 metres (850 ft) Rangitoto Island, dominates the horizon for many of the bays along the eastern coast. The island is the youngest feature of...
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This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point; it lists islands with peaks by elevation. At the end of this article continental...
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13 (1): 10–22. 2010. Retrieved 2015-05-25. "Metrosideros robusta 'Rangitoto Island.'". Vibrant Earth. Vibrant Earth. Archived from the original on 23...
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westernmost points of the strait are Rangitoto Island and Achilles Point, and the easternmost are Ponui Island and Raukura Point. Within the strait is...
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Metrosideros excelsa (category Articles containing Cook Islands Māori-language text)
be efficient in the colonisation of lava plains – notably on Rangitoto, a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf. A giant pōhutukawa at Te Araroa on the East...
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Te Unuhanga-a-Rangitoto / Mercer Bay is a bay on the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south of Piha and north of Karekare....
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second largest (in area covered) of the Auckland volcanic field, behind Rangitoto Island. The volcano erupted approximately 67,000 years ago. In pre-European...
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shorts with white socks. The current crest features the Sky Tower and Rangitoto Island along with the Waitematā Harbour all iconic Auckland landmarks. It...
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Cytology of Psilotum with Special Reference to Vascular Prothalli from Rangitoto Island". Annals of Botany. 6 (2): 283–292. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob...
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topography that allows for views of the port, the Waitematā Harbour, Rangitoto Island and the Auckland Domain. To its west lies the Auckland Domain, to the...
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Menengai La Grille (Comoros) Queen Mary's Peak (South Atlantic Ocean) Rangitoto Island (New Zealand) Santorini (Greece) São Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe, Atlantic...
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