Hampton Park, New Zealand
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Hampton Park is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field
. A small scoria cone reaching 35 m above sea level, with a shallow crater around 50 m wide, which has been modified by quarrying. The scoria cone sits in the centre of a much larger explosion crater - the eastern arc of the surrounding tuff ring is still present. Stone from the volcano was used to build dry-stone walls and the nearby St John's Church built on the tuff ring crest.
Auckland Volcanic Field
The Auckland volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field in the North Island of New Zealand. Basaltic in nature, it underlies much of the metropolitan area of Auckland....
. A small scoria cone reaching 35 m above sea level, with a shallow crater around 50 m wide, which has been modified by quarrying. The scoria cone sits in the centre of a much larger explosion crater - the eastern arc of the surrounding tuff ring is still present. Stone from the volcano was used to build dry-stone walls and the nearby St John's Church built on the tuff ring crest.