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Auckland, New Zealand, is home to around 50 dormant volcanoes. From Rangitoto to Mangere, here are six for tourists to explore.
Deathly clouds of hot, fast-moving gas and debris could travel much further than previously thought in a volcanic eruption in ...
Auckland is known for its volcanic cones - and while an eruption is very unlikely to happen, the volcanic field is ...
A volcanic eruption in Auckland could result in clouds of hot, fast-moving gas and debris, known as base surges, travelling ...
Most of central Auckland sits on the remains of 53 volcanic cones and craters. While there’s no way of knowing when an ...
Auckland lies among 50 volcanoes in a volcanic field. The volcanoes are not described as extinct, they are dormant. So do they pose any threat? Matthew Crawford reports.
"Auckland sits on an active volcanic field with 53 known volcanic centers and it is likely there will be an eruption in the future, we just aren't sure when or where," says lead researcher ...
Learning about Auckland’s sacred maunga, or volcanoes, is part of peeling back the layers of its indigenous history. Here's how to uncover more as you explore them.
The city of Auckland might be in one of the most volcanically interesting locations on the planet. The largest city of New Zealand is built on top of an active volcanic field, with at least 50 ...
Most Auckland volcanoes are monogenetic, meaning they only erupt once, so it is very likely that the next volcanic vent in Auckland will erupt in an entirely new location.
Volcanic activity in New Zealand significantly predates human ... More than 150 were killed in what the Auckland Star called the “Nation’s Greatest Rail Disaster” in a front-page story on ...