Pouerua
Encyclopedia
Pouerua is a 270 m high basaltic scoria cone, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field
in New Zealand
. It was the site of a pā
that was studied during a major archeological project in the 1980s.
Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field
Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field is located in the Northland region of New Zealand, near Kaikohe. It contains around 12 small basaltic scoria cones, and a rhyolite dome, which erupted between 500,000 and 60,000 years ago.-List of volcanoes:...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. 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...
that was studied during a major archeological project in the 1980s.
