Story: Nearshore islands
In this 1850s watercolour, Charles Heaphy shows how Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour is dominated by the volcanic island cone of Rangitoto. It emerged from the sea about 1400 AD. Browns Island (Motukorea), just to the left, is also volcanic.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: C-025-013
Watercolour by Charles Heaphy
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.