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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Curtis Island
Flat-topped Curtis Island, seen here from the N, is, along with nearby Cheeseman Island, the uplifted portion of a submarine volcano astride the Kermadec Ridge. The small Pleistocene island contains abundant andesitic pyroclastic flow deposits. Reports of possible historical eruptions probably represent increased thermal activity from a shallow crater near sea level. Geologic studies have documented uplift of 18 m at Curtis during the past 200 years. Photo by Owen Calder, 2004
Volcano Number:
242010
Volcano Name:
Curtis Island
Country:
New Zealand
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Elevation:
47m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Latitude:
-30.543
Longitude:
-178.556
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Curtis and nearby Cheeseman Islands are the emergent portions of a submarine volcano along the Kermadec Ridge. The age of the small islands are considered to be Pleistocene, and rocks consist dominantly, if not entirely, of andesitic pyroclastic-flow deposits (Lloyd, 1992). Curtis Island, 500 x 800 m, contains a large fumarolically active crater whose floor is only 10 m above sea level. Reports of possible eruptions probably represent increased thermal activity. Geologic studies have documented 18 m of uplift during the past 200 years, with 7 m occurred between 1929 and 1964 (Doyle et al., 1979). An active submarine magmatic or solfataric vent is believed to exist nearby, but its activity cannot unequivocally be associated with the volcano (Lloyd, 1992).
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Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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