Volcanoes

Ngauruhoe

Volcano

Standard structure of a volcano

Plate Boundary Subduction

Heat generated as the Pacific plate slides under the Indo-Australian plate results in volcanic eruptions 

Auckland Volcanic Fields

The Auckland Volcanic Field covers around 360 square kilometres under Auckland city. It includes 49 separate volcanoes, each of which is considered extinct. However the field as a whole remains active. Find out about some of these volcanoes in this interactive map.