Earth:Havre Seamount
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Short description: Volcanic seamount in the Kermadec Islands group
Havre Seamount | |
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Satellite image of 2012 eruption | |
Summit depth | 720 m (2,400 ft) |
Height | 1,030 m (3,400 ft) |
Location | |
Location | South Pacific Ocean |
Group | Kermadec Islands |
Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 31°07′S 179°00′W / 31.11°S 179.00°W |
Country | New Zealand |
Geology | |
Type | Seamount |
Last eruption | July 2012 |
Havre Seamount is an active volcanic seamount lying within the Kermadec Islands group of New Zealand, in the south-west Pacific Ocean, on the Tonga-Kermadec Ridge.[1] Its most recent eruption took place in July 2012.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Knafelc, J.; Gust, D.; Bryan, S. E.; Anderson, M.; Cathey, H. E. (2022). "Petrogenesis of Havre Volcano in the Kermadec Arc: 2012 Eruption of a Chemically Homogeneous Rhyolite". Frontiers in Earth Science 10. doi:10.3389/feart.2022.886897. Bibcode: 2022FrEaS..10.6897K. "As most volcanoes in the Kermadec rear-arc are inactive, Havre and Giggenbach are both classified as active rear arc volcanoes".
- ↑ "Havre Seamount". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=242005.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havre Seamount.
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