Mt Manganuii , Bay of Plenty, Northeastern New Zealand
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Mt Manganuii , Bay of Plenty, Northeastern New Zealand

by Firoz Kadar Badesab, University of Bremen, Germany, Earth sciences, Germany

Mt Maunganui at the entrance of Tauranga Harbour, is a large lava dome formed by the upwelling of rhyolite lava about two to three million years ago. The urban area in the foreground occupies a narrow neck of dune sand called a tombolo that linked Mt Maunganui to the mainland several thousand years ago after sea level rose to its present height.