Mount Wellington, Auckland
| Mount Wellington | |
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| Basic information | |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Local board | Maungakiekie-Tamaki |
| Facilities | |
| Train station(s) | Sylvia Park Railway Station |
| Surrounds | |
| North | Ellerslie, St. John's Park, Panmure |
| East | Tamaki River, Pakuranga, Panmure |
| Southeast | Panmure |
| South | Westfield |
| West | Penrose |
Mount Wellington is a suburb in East Auckland, New Zealand, located 10 kilometres southeast of the city centre. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Stonefields, Tamaki, Panmure, Penrose, and Ellerslie, and by the Tamaki River. The suburb is named after the volcanic peak of Maungarei / Mount Wellington. Sylvia Park is a large business park and shopping centre located in the suburb.
Maungarei / Mount Wellington is a 135-metrevolcanic peak of the Auckland volcanic field. It is the youngest onshore volcano of the Auckland volcanic field, having been formed by an eruption around 10,000 years ago. It is the largest of Auckland's scoria cones. It is not expected to erupt again.
Coordinates: 36°53′31″S 174°50′48″E / 36.891909°S 174.846554°E
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