Volcanoes
Ngauruhoe
Ngauruhoe
Volcano
Volcano
Standard structure of a volcano
Plate Boundary Subduction
Plate Boundary Subduction
Heat generated as the Pacific plate slides under the Indo-Australian plate results in volcanic eruptions
Auckland Volcanic Fields
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.