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Wright volcanic center
Name Alias(es):
Volcano W
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:
Activity:
Maximum Temperature:
28
Latitude:
-31.8500
Longitude:
-179.1880
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Ocean:
Region:
National Jurisdiction:
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
1165
Minimum Depth (mbsl):
1047
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Volcano Number (if applicable):
Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
northern crater of the eastern edifice; 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):
2005 submersible PISCES V; 2004 plume NZAPLUME III cruise
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
New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 (NZASRoF'05) Expedition, cruise report posted at: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/05fire/logs/leg2_summary/leg2_summary.html.
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