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Ōrākei Basin

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Coordinates: 36°52′02″S 174°48′47″E / 36.867124°S 174.81308°E / -36.867124; 174.81308
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View of Orakei Basin looking north-east.

Orakei Basin is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field. It has an explosion crater around 700 m wide, with a surrounding tuff ring. A tidal lagoon, it is popular for watersports. A railway line (the Eastern Line) runs through the north side of the basin.

References

  • City of Volcanoes: A geology of Auckland - Searle, Ernest J.; revised by Mayhill, R.D.; Longman Paul, 1981. First published 1964. ISBN 0-582-71784-1.

36°52′02″S 174°48′47″E / 36.867124°S 174.81308°E / -36.867124; 174.81308

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