Volcano W
| Volcano W | ||
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| height | 900 m below sea level | |
| location | Pacific near the Kermadec Islands | |
| Coordinates | 31 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ S , 179 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Type | Submarine double volcano | |
| Last eruption | 2001 | |
The Volcano W is a submarine double volcano near Curtis Iceland in the field of to New Zealand belonging Kermadec Islands . The southeast of the two volcanoes rises from the sea floor to 900 meters below the sea surface . The basalt volcanoes were discovered in 2004 by a New Zealand- American expedition dedicated to mapping black smokers on the ocean floor.
Both volcanic peaks have a caldera on the summit , in which a volcanic cone sits at the southeast peak. In 2005, occasional hydrothermal activity was observed in the latter.
Web links
- Volcano W in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- Bruce Mountain : Life in hot springs - Thermophiles . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , July 9, 2013, accessed on July 24, 2013 (English, photo of a hydrothermal deep sea fissure of the volcano).