List of volcanoes in New Zealand

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See also: List of volcanoes

This is a list of active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes in New Zealand.

[edit] Kermadec Arc

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Brothers volcano -1350 -4400 - -
Clark (volcano) -860 -2800 36.446° S 177.839° E -
Cole (volcano) - - - -
Cotton (volcano) -950 -3100 35.05° S 178.99° E -
Curtis Island 137 449 30.542° S 178.561° E -
Gamble (volcano) - - - -
Giggenbach (volcano) -65 -210 30.036° S 178.712° E -
Healy (volcano) -1150 -3800 34.98° S 179.00° E 1360
Hinepuia (volcano) - - - -
Hinetāpeka (volcano) - - - -
Macauley Island 238 781 30.20° S 178.47° E Holocene
Monowai Seamount -100 -330 25.887° S 177.188° E 2005
Pūtoto (volcano) - - - -
Rakahore (volcano) - - - -
Rumble I -1100 -3610 35°30′S 178°54′E / -35.5, 178.9 -
Rumble II -880 -2890 35°24′S 178°36′E / -35.4, 178.6 -
Rumble III -140 -459 35°44′42″S 178°28′41″E / -35.745, 178.478 1986
Rumble IV -450 -1476 36°08′S 178°03′E / -36.13, 178.05 -
Rumble V -1100 -3610 36°08′20″S 178°11′49″E / -36.139, 178.197 -
Raoul Island 516 1693 29.27° S 177.92° E 2006
Tangaroa (volcano) -600 -2000 36.321° S 178.028° E -
Volcano W -900 -3000 31.85° S 179.18° E -
Wright (volcano) -750 -2500 31.5° S 179.2° E -

[edit] North Island

[edit] Taupo Volcanic Zone

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Mount Edgecumbe/Putauaki 867 - - ~950
Kawerau - - - -
Maroa 1156 3793 38.42° S 176.08° E 180
Mauao 232 - - -
Mayor Island/Tuhua 338 1165 37°17′S, 176°15′E 4390 BC ± 200 years
Mokoia Island - - - -
Mount Ngauruhoe 1978 6489 39.8° S 175.39° E 1977
Mount Ngongotaha 487 - - -
Okataina 1111 3645 38.12° S 176.50° E 1973
Pihanga 1325 4347 - -
Reporoa caldera 592 1942 38.42° S 176.33° E 1180 (hydrothermal)
Lake Rotorua 757 2484 38.08° S 176.27° E Pleistocene
Mount Ruapehu 2797 9177 39.18° S 175.35° E 2007
Tama Lakes - - - -
Mount Tarawera (part of the Okataina caldera) 1131 3644 38.22° S 176.5° E 1886
Mount Tauhara 1087 3569 - Pleistocene
Lake Taupo 760 2493 38.82° S 176.00° E 181
Mount Tongariro 1968 1978 39.1° S 175.7° E 1926 (Red Crater)
Waiotapu 592 1942 38.42° S 176.33° E 1180
Whakaari/White Island 321 1053 37.52° S 177.18° E 2001
Whakamuru - - - -
Whakatane volcano -980 -3200 36.8° S 177.5° E -

[edit] Elsewhere

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Auckland Volcanic Field 260 853 36.90° S 174.87° E 1350
Bombay Hills, New Zealand - - - 0.5 million years ago
Gannet Island - - - 500,000 years ago
Hauturu/Little Barrier Island 722 2360 - -
Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field 388 1273 35.30° S 173.90° E 400 ± 300 years
Kaitake - - - 500,000 years ago
Manukau volcano 474 1555 - 16 million years ago
Maungatautari 797 2615 - -
Mount Pirongia 962 3156 - -
Paritutu (New Plymouth) 153 - - 1.8 million years ago
Poor Knights Islands - - - 4 million years ago
Pouakai - - - 240,000 years ago
Pukekaikoire 2291 7516 39.15° S 175.6° E -
Rangitoto Island (part of the Auckland Volcanic Field) 260 853 36°4′1″S, 174°5′4″E -
Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont 2518 8261 39.3° S 174.1° E 1755
Sugar Loaf Islands - - - 1.75 million years ago
Whale Island 354 1161 37.858° S 176.98° E Pleistocene
Whangarei volcanic field 397 1302 35.75° S 174.27° E -

[edit] South Island

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Akaroa - - 43°48′S, 172°57′E Miocene
Lyttelton Harbour 919 3010 43°36′S, 172°43′E Miocene
Mount Horrible (near Timaru) - - 2 million years ago [1]
Otago Harbour 680 2218 45°49′S, 170°39′E Miocene

[edit] Other

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Antipodes Islands 402 1319 49.68° S 178.77° E Holocene
Auckland Islands 260 853 36.90° S 178.47° E Ancient
Mount Dick[verification needed] 660 2165 - -
Solander Islands 330 1080 46°34′S, 166°53′E Pleistocene

[edit] Ross Dependency

New Zealand also has de facto administration over Ross Dependency in Antarctica, which contains the following volcanoes:

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Brown Peak 1500 5000 67.40° S 164.83° E 2001
Buckle Island 1239 4065 66.80° S 163.25° E 1899
Mount Erebus 3794 12448 77°32′S, 167°17′E 2006 (continuing)
Young Island 1340 4396 66.42° S 162.45° E -

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