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• Pg. 3 the type of volcano• Pg. 4 History• Pg. 5 Fun facts• Pg. 6 what places would be affected• Pg. 7 last eruption• Pg. 8 Features

The type of volcano!The type of volcano!

• The Dunedin volcano is a shield volcano which means it is broad and low. It is made from lave slowly oozing out and cooling

• The Dunedin volcano first started erupting over 16 million years ago.

• The volcano had three main eruptive phrases with the most recent one around 10 million years ago. The remnants of the volcanic crater are the hills that surround Dunedin; Signal Hill, Mt Cargill, Flagstaff, Harbour Cone and Saddle Hill.

Fun factsFun facts• Out crops of lava and ash are visible from

around the harbour, it is now and has always been under water, When volcanoes erupt they cause ash clouds, its really really old, it started erupting about 16 million year’s ago

What places would be affectedWhat places would be affected• The places that would be affected are…

• Port Chalmers • Broad bay• Macandrew bay• Harrington point• Blanket bay • Otago harbour • Sawyers bay• High cliff

LAST THOUGHT TO

ERUPTED 10

MILLION YEARS

AGO AND

CREATED A LOT

OF SIGHTS IN

DUNEDIN

HAS MADE SIGNAL

HILL AND A LOT

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• Dunedin volcano is a shield volcano which means it is broad and low and is made from lava slowly oozing out and cooling

• This is common in Hawaii and other pacific islands in the ring of fire

Dunedin Volcano nowDunedin Volcano now

• Dunedin volcano was underwater and pushed up the land making Dunedin so it is just under Dunedin and now inactive