Tarahi (volcano) explained

Tarahi
Map Alt:Map of North Island surface volcanic features
Elevation M:388
Coordinates:-35.3619°N 173.8504°W
Age:Pleistocene
Geology:Andesite

Tarahi is a 388m (1,273feet) high andesite volcano, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand. Northwest of Tarahi is a smaller, 350m (1,150feet) basaltic scoria cone, Haruru , before the higher cone of Te Ahuahu.[1] To its immediate east is Putahi and the location of a famous battle of the Flagstaff War adjacent to Lake Ōmāpere.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hayward . Bruce . Smith . Ian . 2002 . Field Trip 7: A Taste of Northland Geology . https://www.gsnz.org.nz/assets/Uploads/Shop/Products/GSNZ_annual_conference/MP112_2002_Whangarei/MP112B_2002_GSNZ_conference_Whangarei_FT7_Northland_geology.pdf . Smith . Vicki . Grenfell . Hugh . Field Trip Guides, GSNZ Annual Conference "Northland 2002" . Geological Society of NZ Miscellaneous Publication 112B . 28 March 2012.
  2. Web site: Puketutu and Te Ahuahu - Northern War. 3 April 2009. Ministry for Culture and Heritage - NZ History online . 2023-01-07.