Havre Seamount
Satellite image of 2012 eruption
Havre Seamount is located in Oceania
Havre Seamount
Location of Havre Seamount in Oceania
Summit depth720 m (2,400 ft)
Height1,030 m (3,400 ft)
Location
LocationSouth Pacific Ocean
GroupKermadec Islands
Coordinates31°07′S 179°00′W / 31.11°S 179.00°W / -31.11; -179.00
CountryNew Zealand
Geology
TypeSeamount
Last eruptionJuly 2012

Havre Seamount is an active volcanic seamount lying within the Kermadec Islands group of New Zealand, in the south-west Pacific Ocean, on the Tonga-Kermadec Ridge.[1] Its most recent eruption took place in July 2012.[2]

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References

  1. Knafelc, J.; Gust, D.; Bryan, S. E.; Anderson, M.; Cathey, H. E. (2022). "Petrogenesis of Havre Volcano in the Kermadec Arc: 2012 Eruption of a Chemically Homogeneous Rhyolite". Frontiers in Earth Science. 10. Bibcode:2022FrEaS..10.6897K. doi:10.3389/feart.2022.886897. As most volcanoes in the Kermadec rear-arc are inactive, Havre and Giggenbach are both classified as active rear arc volcanoes
  2. "Havre Seamount". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 28 June 2021.


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