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Zealandia Bank

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
0m
Last eruption
Unknown
Zealandia Bank
Photo: Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
United States
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Mariana Volcanic Arc
Elevation
0m
Coordinates
16.880, 145.850
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

Zealandia Bank consists of two pinnacles about 1 km apart rising from a submerged bank to near the ocean surface between Guguan and Sarigan Islands.

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From Wikipedia

Zealandia Bank, also known as Farallon de Torres or Piedras de Torres in Spanish, or Papaungan in Chamorro, consists of two rocky pinnacles about 1.5 kilometers apart, in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. One reaches a height of approximately 1 meter (3.3 ft) at low tide; the other does not normally broach the surface. They are located 11 nautical miles north-northeast of Sarigan, in between Sarigan and Guguan, but because of their small size, they are not listed in most maps. Zealandia Bank is one of a number of Volcanic Units within the Mariana Arc of Fire National Wildlife Refuge of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument.

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Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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