Mike Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 One Tree Hill One Tree Hill is a 600 foot volcanic peak located in Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is built around the base of the hill, is it also called One Tree Hill. The hill is also known under its Maori name Maungakiekie, which translates to 'hill of the kiekie vine'. The mountain and its surrounds were home to the Wai o Hua tribe, since the early 1700's and probably even before that time. Other Maori tribes in the Auckland area can also trace their ancestry to the Mountain. One Tree Hill scoria cones erupted about 20,000 years ago. Three large volcanic craters were formed and lava flows created 20 square kilometers of lava fields. The majority of the lava flowed towards the Manukau Harbour and covered almost the entire Onehunga area. Lava flows filled up ancient valleys. They formed thick deposits and created paths for groundwater flows. The summit peak of the scoria cone overhangs a small oval crater and appears to be the remains of a larger structure that was destroyed in later eruptions. Two large breached craters in the north and west were the sources of energetic lava flows and resulted in the spectacular amphitheatres of One Tree Hill. The Asteroid 23988 Maungakiekie is named after the hill. Mozilla Firefox 0.9 was named One Tree Hill by Auckland resident and (at that time) Firefox lead engineer Ben Goodger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 ... and the best song on " The Joshua Tree " ! :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 ... and the best song on " The Joshua Tree " ! :guitar: I would have to agree with you Kevin, it is the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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