Auckland Domain (Auckland, NZ) | park, volcano, cricket field, extinct volcano

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The Auckland Domain is Auckland's oldest park, and at 75 hectares one of the largest in the city. Located in the central suburb of Grafton, the park lies mostly within the crater of the Pukekawa volcano.

The Auckland Domain volcano, Pukekawa, is around 100,000-150,000 years old, making it one of the oldest in the Auckland Volcanic Field, and in time has been formed into a gently sloped crater ring with a small scoria cone (Pukekaroa) in the centre.

Dominating the Auckland Domain is the Auckland War Memorial Museum and the Cenotaph in front of it.
The Domain has also hosted many of New Zealand's largest outdoor events.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Domain
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Coordinates:   36°51'32"S   174°46'31"E

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  • great sports fields and museam as well
  • a park, a museum, a place of rest in a big city
  • Probaly one of the best urban parks in Oceania. It definatly gives Hyde Park in Sydney a run for its money.
  • so cool..... good for jogging
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