Green Hill, New Zealand

Green Hill
Mātanginui, Greenmount
Aerial view of Green Hill in 1949, before the majority of quarrying had been undertaken.
Highest point
Elevation78 m (256 ft)
Coordinates36°56′24″S 174°53′54″E / 36.939911°S 174.898267°E / -36.939911; 174.898267
Geography
Green Hill is located in New Zealand
Green Hill
Green Hill
East Tāmaki, Auckland, New Zealand
Geology
Volcanic arc/beltAuckland volcanic field

Green Hill (also known as Mātanginui or Greenmount) is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field, located in the suburb of East Tāmaki. It erupted approximately 20,000 years ago,[1] and its scoria cone had a peak 78 metres above sea level (around 48 m higher than the surrounding land) and had a grove of karaka trees. The hill was the site of a Ngāi Tai iwi .

  1. ^ Hopkins, Jenni L.; Smid, Elaine R.; Eccles, Jennifer D.; Hayes, Josh L.; Hayward, Bruce W.; McGee, Lucy E.; van Wijk, Kasper; Wilson, Thomas M.; Cronin, Shane J.; Leonard, Graham S.; Lindsay, Jan M.; Németh, Karoly; Smith, Ian E. M. (3 July 2021). "Auckland Volcanic Field magmatism, volcanism, and hazard: a review". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 64 (2–3): 213–234. doi:10.1080/00288306.2020.1736102. hdl:2292/51323.