South Kermadec Ridge Seamounts

The South Kermadec Ridge Seamounts are a continuation of the volcanic island arc,[1] formed at the convergent boundary where the Pacific Plate subducts under the Indo-Australian Plate. The subducting Pacific Plate created the Kermadec Trench,[2] the second deepest submarine trench,[3] to the east of the islands. The seamounts lie along the western aspect of the undersea Kermadec Ridge, which runs southwest from the Kermadec Islands towards the North Island of New Zealand and northeast towards Tonga (Kermadec-Tonga Arc).

South Kermadec Ridge Seamounts
Bathymetry of the Kermadec volcanic island arc and surrounding areas
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Location
LocationSouth Pacific Ocean
Coordinates35°30′S 178°12′E / 35.5°S 178.2°E / -35.5; 178.2
Geology
TypeSeamount chain

This area of the Kermadec Arc - Havre Trough is a relatively young oceanic arc-back-arc system as it became active in the Quaternary.[4] The seamounts include:[5][4][6][7]

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Map of South Kermadec Ridge Seamounts. It is possible by clicking on map to enable mouseover of names.

References

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  2. ^ Billen, M. I.; Gurnis, M. (2005). "Constraints on subducting plate strength within the Kermadec trench". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 110 (B5). Bibcode:2005JGRB..110.5407B. doi:10.1029/2004JB003308.
  3. ^ "Deep-Sea Vehicle Nereus Lost 6 Miles Down". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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  5. ^ Ballance, Peter F.; Ablaev, Albert G.; Pushchin, Igor K; Pletnev, Sergei P.; Birylina, Maria G.; Itaya, Tetsumaru; Follas, Harry A.; Gibson, Graham W. (1999). "Morphology and history of the Kermadec trench–arc–backarc basin–remnant arc system at 30 to 328S: geophysical profile, microfossil and K–Ar data" (PDF). Marine Geology. 159 (1–4): 35–62. doi:10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00206-0. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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  8. ^ Wysoczanski, Richard; Leonard, Graham; Gill, James; Wright, Ian; Calvert, Andrew; McIntosh, William; Jicha, Brian; Gamble, John; Timm, Christian; Handler, Monica; Drewes-Todd, Elizabeth; Zohrab, Alex (2019). "Ar-Ar age constraints on the timing of HavreTrough opening and magmatism". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 62 (3): 371–377. doi:10.1080/00288306.2019.1602059. hdl:10468/7735.
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  10. ^ Wunderman, R (ed.). "Report on Rumble III (New Zealand) — February 2011". Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network. 36 (1). Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN201102-241130. Retrieved 11 June 2022.