Muriwai Beach
The wild and rugged coastline of Muriwai Beach. The black sand is caused by the iron content derived from the ancient volcanoes in the area. These include the large "Kaipara Volcano" which was situated offshore from the Kaipara Heads, and erupted 23-16 million years ago. Sand is moved up the west coast of the North Island by longshore drift. North Island, New Zealand
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Oh wow. That is one beach I'd like to spend my time in
It is worth checking out for sure if your in NZ.
Impressive, I'm sure a dip in that beach is revitalising.
It's a beautiful beach; in a wild kind of way.
we would probably see photos of La Soufrière volcano if it went active, so it probably did not.
So you didn't have an opportunity to see the spectacle?
It has been doing a effusive eruption so its quite slow and building a magma dome. They have banned anyone from going up there so we are going to miss out on doing the rim hike.