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Whāngārei Volcanic Field

View from Manaia of the Whāngārei Volcanic Field, New Zealand

Formed over a hot spot (not a plate boundary), similar to Auckland, but much older. The Whāngārei field was active from 2.3 million years ago until approximately 30,000 years ago. It produced mainly scoria cone volcanoes.

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