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Volcanoes of Waikato

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Mount Tongariro
Compound volcano on the North Island of New Zealand
Coromandel Peninsula
peninsula in New Zealand
Mount Ngauruhoe
active volcano in New Zealand
Taupō Volcano
Caldera Volcano in New Zealand
Mercury Islands
island group in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Pirongia Mountain
mountain in New Zealand
The Aldermen Islands
island group in Mercury Bay, New Zealand
Pihanga
Pihanga is a andesitic volcanic peak in the North Island Volcanic Plateau, located to the north of Mount Tongariro, between Tongariro and Lake Taupō. The nearest town to Pihanga is Tūrangi.
Mount Karioi
Karioi or Mount Karioi is a 2.4 million year old extinct stratovolcano SW of Raglan in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It was the earliest of the line of 6 calcalkalic volcanoes, the largest of which is Mount Pirongia (the others are at Kakepuku, Te Kawa, Tokanui, Waikeria and probably Puketotara). Karioi forms a background to many parts of Raglan.
Kakepuku
Kakepuku (Te Kakepuku ō Kahu) is a volcanic cone that rises from the plain between the Waipā and Puniu rivers, about NW of Te Kawa and SW of Te Awamutu in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
Reporoa caldera
mountain in New Zealand
Pukekawa
Pukekawa is a town in the Lower Waikato River area of New Zealand's North Island, 66 km south of central Auckland. The area's fertile soils are used to grow a range of vegetables, including onions, potatoes and carrots. The town was in the Franklin District until the district's abolition in 2010.
Maungatautari
Maungatautari is a mountain near Cambridge in the Waikato region in New Zealand's central North Island. The mountain is an extinct stratovolcano. It is a prominent peak and is visible across the Waipa District. The mountain is the site of Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari a large ecological sanctuary and restoration project.
Bombay Hills
hills between the Auckland and Waikato Regions, New Zealand