Dunedin Volcano
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The Dunedin Volcano is an extensively eroded multi-vent shield volcano that was active between 16 and 10 million years ago. It originally extended from the modern city of Dunedin, New Zealand, to Aram
Basaltic columnar crystals in the "Organ pipes" formation
A layer of scoria covered by a basalt lava flow at Taiaroa Head
The Dunedin Volcano was originally centred on Quarantine Island (centre of the image) and is now highly eroded. There is speculation that it may have been up to 1000m high. It is still close to the centre of the present magma hot spot underneath Portobello.
Flagstaff (Otago)
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Flagstaff, known in Māori as Te Whanaupaki, is a prominent hill overlooking the northwest of the city of Dunedin, in New Zealand's South Island. Together with Mount Cargill, which lies to its northeas
Flagstaff rises above central Dunedin in this view from the western end of Otago Harbour.