New Zealand - Auckland - Aerial view of Mount Eden - #1 of 7 - 1955 Mount Eden - Mount Eden (Maungawhau) is a scoria cone in the Mount Eden suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. - The cone is a dormant volcano and its summit, at 196 metres (643 ft) above sea level, is the highest natural point on the Auckland isthmus. - The volcano erupted from three craters 28,000 years ago, with the last eruptions from the southern crater filling the northern craters. - Maungawhau means the 'Mountain of the whau tree' in Maori. 'Mount Eden' honours George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland. - The crater is called Te Ipu-a-Mataaho (the bowl of Mataaho); Mataaho was a deity said to live in the crater and to be the guardian of the secrets hidden in the earth. --------------------- Image source: LINZ CC-BY 3.0 Sourced from https://retrolens.co.nz/ Date taken: 9/09/1955 Survey Number: SN583 Copyright: Crown Elevation: 11000 Run Number: 1919 Photo Number: 29 Scale: 15900 #mounteden