Hinetapeka volcanic center

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

KermadecArc

Vent Sites:

HtR2

HtC3

Activity:

active, inferred

Latitude:

-28.5900

Longitude:

-177.8200

Location on map:

Ocean:

S. Pacific

Region:

Kermadec Arc

National Jurisdiction:

New Zealand

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

300

Tectonic setting:

arc volcano

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

northern Middle Kermadec Arc (N-MKA); 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):

2004 plume and dredging NZAPLUME III expedition

Discovery References (text):

[de Ronde, C. E. J., I. C. Wright, and shipboard participants (2006), NZAPLUME III New Zealand American PLUme Mapping Expedition, cruise report, GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand]

Graham et al. (2008) Structure and petrology of newly discovered volcanic centers in the northern Kermadec-southern Tofua arc, South Pacific Ocean. JGR 113(B8): B08S02.1-B08S02.24.

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