Tauranga Volcanic Centre
| Tauranga Volcanic Centre | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 37°42′47″S 176°02′38″E / 37.713°S 176.0438°E |
| Geography | |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | |
| Mountain type | Multiple |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Taupō Volcanic Zone |
| Last eruption | 1.9 Ma |
The Tauranga Volcanic Centre is a geologic region in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty. It extends from the southern end of Waihi Beach and from the old volcanoes of the Coromandel Peninsula that make up the northern part of the Kaimai Range, towards the Taupō Volcanic Zone.
It was the site, about 2.1 million years ago, of the large single eruption event of Waiteariki ignimbrite with DRE of 870 ± 87 km3 (209 ± 21 cu mi).: 73