Whangapoua, Coromandel peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, North Island, New Zealand
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 36° 42' 56'' South , 175° 36' 43'' East |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -36.71574,175.61216 |
| GeoHash: | G#: rckzhhhg7 |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
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Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 3187411 | Cenozoic volcanic rocks Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Lithology: Ignimbrite(s); felsic volcanic rocks; rhyolite Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Holocene - Late Pleistocene 0 - 0.126 Ma ID: 1361783 | OIS1 (Holocene) river deposits Age: Pleistocene (0 - 0.126 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Tauranga Group Description: Sand, silt mud and clay with local gravel and peat beds. Comments: Holocene river deposits. Age based on absolute age calculated from stratigraphic age range Lithology: Major:: {mud},Minor:: {sand, silt, clay, peat} Reference: Heron, D.W. . Geology Map of New Zealand 1:250 000. GNS Science Geological Map 1. [13] |
| Miocene 5.333 - 23.03 Ma ID: 1308094 | Coromandel Group Miocene andesite and basaltic andesite lava Age: Miocene (5.333 - 23.03 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Coromandel Group Description: Andesite and basaltic andesite lava, tuff and tuff breccia, agglomerate and pyroclastic flow deposits; andesite, diorite and dacite dikes and subvolcanic intusions. Comments: Zealandia Megasequence Extrusive and Intrusive Rocks (Neogene) Lithology: Andesite, tuffite, tuff-breccia, agglomerate, pyroclastic material, andesite, diorite, dacite Reference: Edbrooke, S.W., Heron, D.W., Forsyth, P.J., Jongens, R. (compilers). Geology Map of New Zealand 1:1 000 000. GNS Science Geological Map 2. [12] |
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Localities in this RegionShow map
- North Island
- Waikato Region
- Thames-Coromandel District
- Coromandel peninsula
- Thames-Coromandel District
- Waikato Region
