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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Wright
Two submarine volcanoes, known informally as Volcano W, were discovered during a New Zealand-American mapping expedition in 2004. This view taken at the SE volcano from a submersible vehicle during a 2005 expedition shows lava extruding from a tube before it solidified in place. The SE volcano rises to within about 900 m of the sea surface and contains a cone in its summit caldera. Image courtesy of New Zealand-American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program.
Volcano Number:
242001
Volcano Name:
Wright
Country:
New Zealand
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano(es)
Elevation:
-900m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Latitude:
-31.85
Longitude:
-179.18
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Two volcanic cones, initially known informally as Volcano W and later named Wright, were discovered during a New Zealand-American submarine vent mapping expedition to the Kermadec arc in 2004. The deep-water basaltic volcanoes, 156 km SW of Curtis Island, both have summits cut by small calderas. Evidence of diffuse hydrothermal venting was observed in 2005 from the SE edifice, which rises to within about 900 m of the ocean surface and contains a cone in its summit caldera. The caldera walls expose pillow lavas, pillow tubes, localized sheet flows, and pillow breccias, with higher proportions of volcaniclastic breccias in the upper portion.
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