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Whakatāne Seamount

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Whakatāne
Whakatāne Seamount is located in New ZealandWhakatāne SeamountShow map of New ZealandWhakatāne Seamount is located in North IslandWhakatāne SeamountShow map of North Island
Summit depth−900 metres (−3,000 ft)
Height1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Translation (from Māori)
Location
RangeKermadec Arc
Coordinates36°49′S 177°28′E / 36.817°S 177.467°E / -36.817; 177.467
Geology
TypeSubmarine volcano

Whakatāne Seamount (also known as Whakatāne Volcano) is a submarine stratovolcano situated some 130 kilometres (81 mi) off the Bay of Plenty coastline of New Zealand. It is found within the Kermadec Arc, and is one of the northernmost volcanoes of the Taupō Volcanic Zone and is usually recognised as the most southern of the South Kermadec Ridge Seamounts. The seamount rises some 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) from the seafloor, and reaches 900 metres (3,000 ft) below sea level at its highest point.

See also

References

  1. ^ Wright, Ian C. (1994). "Nature and tectonic setting of the southern Kermadec submarine arc volcanoes: An overview". Marine Geology. 118 (3–4): 217–236. Bibcode:1994MGeol.118..217W. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(94)90085-X.
  2. Gamble, John A.; Wright, Ian C.; Baker, J. A. (1993). "Seafloor geology and petrology in the oceanic to continental transition zone of the Kermadec‐Havre‐Taupo Volcanic Zone arc system, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 36 (4): 417–435. doi:10.1080/00288306.1993.9514588.
  3. Gamble, John A.; Christie, Rob H. K.; Wright, Ian C.; Wysoczanski, Richard J. (1997). "Primitive K-rich magmas from Clark volcano, southern Kermadec Arc: a paradox in the K-depth relationship". The Canadian Mineralogist. 35: 275–290.
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