'Volcanoes of Auckland' is a handy field guide to the fiery natural world that so deeply shapes New Zealand's largest city - from Rangitoto to One Tree Hill, Lake Pupuke to Orakei Basin. Auckland University Press has published this flexi-bound soft covered book with aerial photography by Alastair Jamieson.
The guide features:
- an illustrated guide to each of Auckland's 53 volcanoes (including 3 new discoveries)
- a quick reference map in the front cover showing the entire volcanic field
- an accessible introduction to the science of eruptions, including dating and the next eruption
- a history of Maori and Pakeha uses of the volcanoes
- aerial photography, maps and historic photographs - over 400 illustrations
- information on where to go and what to do
- 326 pages - 175 x 235 mm
