Meola Reef

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Looking along the line of the reef into the harbour.
Looking along the line of the reef into the harbour.

The Meola Reef (or Te Tokoroa, meaning 'long reef' in Māori) is a peninsula/reef in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour, New Zealand. Part of the Auckland volcanic field, it was formed 20,000 years ago by a lava flow from the faraway Three Kings volcano, which almost reached the opposite side of the harbour (then a river valley) before ceasing and cooling. The extent of the reef is visible in aerial photographs of the shallow harbour, and much of it lies exposed at low tide. Located between the Point Chevalier and Westmere suburbs, it was the site of the city's tip for many years.[1] This has now been capped[2] and replaced by a 15 ha public reserve, surrounded by mangroves and tidal salt marshes.[3][4]

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  1. ^ Annexure B - Contaminated Sites, City of Auckland - District Plan - Isthmus Section - Operative 1999. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  2. ^ Pollution of Western Bays Beaches - Going, Going, Gone (from a City Vision press release, 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-17.)
  3. ^ Meola Reef (from an image entry of the Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2008-03-17.)
  4. ^ Waitemata Harbour - Natural features (from Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2008-03-17.)

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