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2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption. / 37.52000°S 177.18250°E / -37.52000; 177.18250. On 9 December 2019, Whakaari / White Island, an active stratovolcano island in New Zealand's northeastern Bay of Plenty region, explosively erupted. [3] The island was a popular tourist destination, known for its volcanic activity, and 47 people ...
Whakaari / White Island ( [faˈkaːɾi], Māori: Te Puia Whakaari, lit. "the dramatic volcano" [1] ), also known as White Island or Whakaari, is an active andesite stratovolcano situated 48 km (30 mi) from the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty. The island covers an area of approximately 325 ha (800 acres), [2 ...
The volcanism of New Zealand has been responsible for many of the country's geographical features, especially in the North Island and the country's outlying islands . While the land's volcanism dates back to before the Zealandia microcontinent rifted away from Gondwana 60–130 million years ago, activity continues today with minor eruptions ...
The Oruanui eruption of New Zealand's Taupō Volcano (also known as the Kawakawa eruption or Kawakawa/Oruanui event) was the world's most recent supereruption, and largest phreatomagmatic eruption characterised to date.
The eruption was heard more than 2,000 km (1,200 mi) away in New Zealand, where the sound arrived two hours later. A series of bangs were heard around 3:30 a.m. local time in and around Anchorage, Alaska , approximately 9,300 km (5,800 mi) away from the volcano, lasting about 30 minutes.
1879 by G. Beetham and J. P. Maxwell (non-indigenous) Easiest route. Hike. Mount Ruapehu ( / ˈruːəˌpeɪhuː /; Māori: [ˈɾʉaˌpɛhʉ]) is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupō Volcanic Zone and North Island volcanic plateau in New Zealand. It is 23 km (14 mi) northeast of Ohakune and 23 km (14 mi) southwest of the ...
Last eruption metres feet Coordinates; Auckland volcanic field: 260: 853: 1421 Bombay Hills (part of the South Auckland volcanic field) 379--550,000 years ago Kārewa / Gannet Island---500,000 years ago Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field: 388: 1273
Mount Ngauruhoe ( Māori: Ngāuruhoe) is a volcanic cone in New Zealand. It is the youngest vent in the Tongariro stratovolcano complex on the Central Plateau of the North Island and first erupted about 2,500 years ago. [3] Although often regarded as a separate mountain, geologically, it is a secondary cone of Mount Tongariro.