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Here is a selection of images of Mt Mangere and the surrounding landscape, including both historical and present-day photographs. View the full-size images by clicking on the thumbnails below (some images may be slow to load).

An aerial view of Mount Mangere looking west. [79K]

Looking NW over Mangere Lagoon. Puketutu Island on the top left. [80K]

Looking NE over Mangere Lagoon towards Mount Mangere. [57K]

Looking NE at the small dome-shaped hill in the centre of the main crater. [73K]

Looking NE at the small dome-shaped hill in the centre of the main crater. Mount Wellington in the distance. (Photo: GSNZ) [70K]

View looking SE into the main crater and the "dome" with small explosion craters at its base. [100K]

Aerial view of Mount Mangere looking SE. Note the Maori storage pits visible around the rim of the closest crater. (Photo: Auckland Regional Council) B/W version. [82K].

Historic photo (Boscawen 1890's): looking west over a surface of lava flows and breached crater material towards Mount Mangere. [59K]

Historic photo: looking SW over Mangere Lagoon, as it was before 1963, from Mount Mangere. [54K]

Aerial view looking west over Mangere Lagoon. [55K]

Ropy pahoehoe surfaces on Mount Mangere lava flows found in the foreshore at Kiwi Esplanade - opposite the junction of Boyd & House Avenues. [76K]

Map of the Auckland Volcanic Field. (Hochstetter 1859) [763K]. View a print-size greyscale image here. [574K]

Map of the Auckland Volcanic Field. (LO Kermode) [344K]. View a print-size greyscale image here. [186K]

Contrasting lava (left) and vesicular scoria (right) in the wall behind the clubhouse, Domain carpark. Both were produced from the same magma, but the scoria was gas charged. (Scale 10cm) [81K]

A wall made of different coloured vesicular scoria, Auckland University, Princes Street. [121K]

Rising magma can be modelled by fizzy drink since it is also a gas-charged fluid. Initially the magma is gas-charged and fire fountaining produces vesicular scoria and volcanic bombs. Later lava flows have much less gas present and a dense, hard rock is produced. [192K]

Breadcrust bomb from northern crater wall. (Scale 10cm) [94K]

A large bomb with a marked rim around the top side. The rim formed when the bomb landed on the ground and was compressed into a lens shape (Scale 10cm) [96K]

Cowpat bomb from Mount Wellington. (Scale 10cm) [138K]

Part of a large ribbon bomb. (Scale 10cm) [92K]

Ribbon bomb. (Scale 10cm) [95K]

An accumulation volcanic bombs at the base of the western rim of the main crater. [92K]

		An aerial view of Mount Mangere looking west. [79K]
		Looking NW over Mangere Lagoon. Puketutu Island on the top left. [80K]
		Looking NE over Mangere Lagoon towards Mount Mangere. [57K]
		Looking NE at the small dome-shaped hill in the centre of the main crater. [73K]
		Looking NE at the small dome-shaped hill in the centre of the main crater. Mount Wellington in the distance. (Photo: GSNZ) [70K]
		View looking SE into the main crater and the "dome" with small explosion craters at its base. [100K]
		Aerial view of Mount Mangere looking SE. Note the Maori storage pits visible around the rim of the closest crater. (Photo: Auckland Regional Council) B/W version. [82K].
		Historic photo (Boscawen 1890's): looking west over a surface of lava flows and breached crater material towards Mount Mangere. [59K]
		Historic photo: looking SW over Mangere Lagoon, as it was before 1963, from Mount Mangere. [54K]
		Aerial view looking west over Mangere Lagoon. [55K]
		Ropy pahoehoe surfaces on Mount Mangere lava flows found in the foreshore at Kiwi Esplanade - opposite the junction of Boyd & House Avenues. [76K]
		Map of the Auckland Volcanic Field. (Hochstetter 1859) [763K]. View a print-size greyscale image here. [574K]
		Map of the Auckland Volcanic Field. (LO Kermode) [344K]. View a print-size greyscale image here. [186K]
		Contrasting lava (left) and vesicular scoria (right) in the wall behind the clubhouse, Domain carpark. Both were produced from the same magma, but the scoria was gas charged. (Scale 10cm) [81K]
		A wall made of different coloured vesicular scoria, Auckland University, Princes Street. [121K]
		Rising magma can be modelled by fizzy drink since it is also a gas-charged fluid. Initially the magma is gas-charged and fire fountaining produces vesicular scoria and volcanic bombs. Later lava flows have much less gas present and a dense, hard rock is produced. [192K]
		Breadcrust bomb from northern crater wall. (Scale 10cm) [94K]
		A large bomb with a marked rim around the top side. The rim formed when the bomb landed on the ground and was compressed into a lens shape (Scale 10cm) [96K]
		Cowpat bomb from Mount Wellington. (Scale 10cm) [138K]
		Part of a large ribbon bomb. (Scale 10cm) [92K]
		Ribbon bomb. (Scale 10cm) [95K]
		An accumulation volcanic bombs at the base of the western rim of the main crater. [92K]