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Haungaroa
Name Alias(es):
Hungaroa
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:
Activity:
Latitude:
-32.6060
Longitude:
-179.6090
Location on map:
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National Jurisdiction:
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
1165
Tectonic setting:
Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
NZAPLUME II cruise; de Ronde et al. (2007): "Haungaroa appears to have a secondary vent field ~350 m down the flank of the main cone"; located in New Zealand's Kermadec Benthic Protection Area, http://www.fish.govt.nz/en-nz/Environmental/Seabed+Protection+and+Research/Benthic+Protection+Areas.htm, accessed 13 May 2015
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
2002 plume only
Discovery References (text):
(plume only) C. de Ronde et al. 2007, Submarine hydrothermal activity along the mid-Kermadec Arc, New Zealand: Large-scale effects on venting. G3, 8(Q07007), doi: 10.1029/2006GC001495
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