Mount Smart
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Mount Smart is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field
. Quarrying removed almost all of the scoria cone
, which was 87 m high (around 57 m higher than the surrounding land). It was the site of a pā
and was known as Rarotonga. The former quarry is now the site of Mount Smart Stadium.
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....
. Quarrying removed almost all of the scoria cone
Cinder cone
According to the , Cinder Cone is the proper name of 1 cinder cone in Canada and 7 cinder cones in the United States:In Canada: Cinder Cone In the United States:...
, which was 87 m high (around 57 m higher than the surrounding land). It was the site of a pā
Pa (Maori)
The word pā can refer to any Māori village or settlement, but in traditional use it referred to hillforts fortified with palisades and defensive terraces and also to fortified villages. They first came into being about 1450. They are located mainly in the North Island north of lake Taupo...
and was known as Rarotonga. The former quarry is now the site of Mount Smart Stadium.