Te Tātua a Riukiuta

Te Tātua a Riukiuta / Big King is a volcano and Tūpuna Maunga in that erupted 28,500 years ago. The volcano had three prominent peaks known as Three Kings and a number of smaller peaks until most of them were quarried away, leaving a sole remaining large peak known as Big King.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 67 metres
  • Description: scoria cone in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Big King”, “Te Tatua o Mataaho”, “Te Tatua-a-Riukiuta”, “Te Tātua-a-Riukiuta / Big King”, and “Three Kings”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Big King Reserve and Fickling Convention Centre.

Park
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
is a park.

Community center
Photo: Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0.
is a community center.

Library
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Three Kings and Mount Roskill.

Suburb
Photo: Bhutt, Public domain.
is a suburb of , that is built around the Te Tātua-a-Riukiuta volcano. It is home to an ethnically diverse population of about 3,500 people.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a suburban area in the city of , New Zealand. It is named for the volcanic peak .

Quarter
Photo: Gadfium, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of , that is bordered by , , and and is located approximately 5 km from the centre of Auckland.

Te Tātua a Riukiuta

Latitude
-36.90298° or 36° 54′ 11″ south
Longitude
174.75476° or 174° 45′ 17″ east
Elevation
67 metres (220 feet)
Open location code
4VMP3QW3+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 289005383
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
6232241
Wiki­data ID
Q19876651
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Satellite Map

Discover Te Tātua a Riukiuta from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ladin—“Te Tātua a Riukiuta” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Big King”
  • Dutch: “Big King”
  • Dutch: “Te Tatua-a-Riukiuta”
  • Hausa: “Te Tātua a Riukiuta”
  • Ladin: “Te Tātua a Riukiuta”

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