New Zealand · Stratovolcano
Curtis Island
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 47m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Tonga & Kermadec / Middle Kermadec Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 47m
- Coordinates
- -30.543, -178.556
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Curtis and nearby Cheeseman Islands are the emergent portions of a submarine volcano along the Kermadec Ridge.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
From Wikipedia
Curtis Island is an island in the southwest Pacific. It is a volcanic island which, together with neighbouring Cheeseman Island, belongs to the Kermadec Islands, an outlying island group of New Zealand. It is a volcanic island with a fumarolically active crater, while vegetated slopes are nested by seabirds. There are uncertain reports of eruptions and the island has been uplifted by about 18 m (59 ft) during the past 200 years.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA · Read full article →
Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 0
- Uncertain eruptions
- 2
Detailed timeline
- 2009VEI 0Method not stated2009-01-18 – 2009-01-195-6 km NNE of Curtis Island
- 1936VEI ?Method not stated1936-06-18 – 1936-12-16
Nearby volcanoes
External links
⚠ For reference only. Not for emergency response.