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Te Tokaroa Reef, looking south from Kauri Point, near Kendall Bay, North Shore
Te Tokaroa Reef, looking north
Te Tokaroa Reef, looking from above at Meola Reef Reserve
Looking along the line of the reef into the harbour

Meola Reef, or Te Tokaroa in Māori ('toka'='rock', 'roa'='long'),[1] is a lava flow forming a reef peninsula across part of Auckland's Waitemata Harbour, New Zealand. The reef extends for over 2 kilometres across the harbour, to within 500 metres of Kauri Point on the northern shore.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cameron, Ewen; Hayward, Bruce; Murdoch, Graeme (2008). A Field Guide to Auckland: Exploring the Region's Natural and Historical Heritage (Revised ed.). Random House New Zealand. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-86962-1513.
  2. ^ Homer, Lloyd; Moore, Phil; Kermode, Les (2000). Lava and Strata: A Guide to the Volcanoes and Rock Formations of Auckland. Landscape Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-908800-02-9.
  3. ^ Kermode, Les (1992). Geology of the Auckland Urban Area. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences. ISBN 0-478-07000-4.

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