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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 66. Chapters: Volcanoes of New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Mount Ruapehu, Banks Peninsula, Auckland Islands, Brown Peak, Lord Howe Island, Otago Peninsula, Tongariro National Park, Mount Taranaki, List of volcanoes in New Zealand, Otago Harbour, Taupo Volcano, Antipodes Islands, Whakaari / White Island, Coromandel Peninsula, Mount Tarawera, Sugar Loaf Islands, Poor Knights Islands, Akaroa, Ball's Pyramid, Mauao, Mount Ngauruhoe, Moutohora Island, Solander Islands, Little Barrier Island, Mayor Island / Tuhua, Mount Tongariro, Mount Pirongia, Putauaki, Macauley Island, Phillip Island, Mount Tauhara, Hauhungatahi, Eastern Ruapehu Lahar Alarm and Warning System, Buckle Island, Young Island, Mercury Islands, Puketutu Island, Hurupaki Mountain, North Cape, New Zealand, Bombay Hills, Cheeseman Island, Lyttelton Harbour, Lake Okataina, Gannet Island, Mount Manaia, Brothers volcano, Monowai Seamount, Pihanga, Bollons Island, Mount Gower, Mount Lidgbird, Te Paepae o Aotea, Kaikohe Hill, Healy, Te Puke, Tama Lakes, Te Ahuahu, Pouerua, Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field, Tarahi, Maungaturoto, Tauanui, Putahi, Lord Howe seamount chain. Excerpt: Norfolk Island (Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance. Together with two neighbouring islands, it forms one of Australia's external territories. The evergreen Norfolk Island pine is a symbol of the island and thus pictured on its flag (see illustration). Native to the island, the pine is a popular ornamental tree on mainland Australia, where two related species grow. Norfolk Island was first settled by East Polynesian seafarers either from the Kermadec Islands north of New Zealand or from the North Island of New Zealand. Th...