Te Tātua a Riukiuta

Te Tātua a Riukiuta
Big King
Te Tātua a Riukiuta seen from Three Kings Plaza
Highest point
Elevation133 m (436 ft)
Coordinates36°54′11″S 174°45′17″E / 36.902926°S 174.754651°E / -36.902926; 174.754651
Geography
LocationAuckland, North Island, New Zealand
Parent rangeAuckland volcanic field
Geology
Volcanic fieldAuckland volcanic field

Te Tātua a Riukiuta / Big King is a volcano and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) in Three Kings, New Zealand that erupted 28,500 years ago. The volcano had three prominent peaks known as Three Kings and a number of smaller peaks until most of them were quarried away, leaving a sole remaining large peak known as Big King.

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