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Kōrero: Sea floor geology

Kermadec volcanoes

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Kermadec volcanoes

North-east of the Bay of Plenty, lines of jagged, conical volcanoes as high as Mt Ruapehu (2,797 metres) rise up from the ocean floor. They are volcanic in origin – many have large craters, indicating that they were formed by powerful eruptions. Detailed bathymetric surveys have outlined their shape.

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NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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Keith Lewis, Scott D. Nodder rāua ko Lionel Carter, Sea floor geology – Active plate boundaries, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/5589/kermadec-volcanoes (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Keith Lewis, Scott D. Nodder rāua ko Lionel Carter, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.