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Maungawhau (Mt Eden)

View looking down at Maungawhau (Mt Eden), Auckland, New Zealand

Mt Eden is a scoria cone volcano, consisting of two overlapping cones that last erupted together or close in succession around 28,000 years ago. At 196 m in height, Mt Eden is the highest natural point in Auckland. Historically used as a pā site and also a quarry.

Acknowledgement: Lloyd Homer, GNS Science

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