White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre

E247550

active stratovolcano marine volcano volcanic centre

White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre is an active marine stratovolcano off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island, known for its frequent eruptions and hazardous geothermal landscape.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Whakaari / White Island	6
White Island	2
White Island / Whakaari	2
White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre canonical	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	active stratovolcano ⓘ marine volcano ⓘ volcanic centre ⓘ
2019EruptionConsequences	multiple fatalities and injuries among visitors ⓘ
2019EruptionType	phreatic eruption ⓘ
accessMode	boat ⓘ helicopter ⓘ
activityStatus	active ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Whakaari ⓘ White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre ⓘ surface form: Whakaari / White Island White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre ⓘ surface form: White Island
country	New Zealand ⓘ
distanceFromCoast	about 48 kilometres from the Bay of Plenty coast ⓘ
distanceFromNearestTown	about 50 kilometres north of Whakatāne ⓘ
dominantRockType	andesite ⓘ dacite ⓘ
elevation	about 321 metres above sea level ⓘ
emitsGas	carbon dioxide ⓘ hydrogen sulphide ⓘ sulphur dioxide ⓘ
eruptionDate	9 December 2019 ⓘ
geologicalAge	Quaternary ⓘ
geologicalSetting	subduction-related volcanic arc ⓘ
governedBy	New Zealand government ⓘ
hasEruptionHistory	frequent small to moderate eruptions in historical time ⓘ
hasFeature	acidic crater lake ⓘ fumaroles ⓘ hydrothermal system ⓘ open crater ⓘ steam vents ⓘ sulphur deposits ⓘ
hazardType	ash emissions ⓘ lahars ⓘ phreatic eruptions ⓘ toxic gas emissions ⓘ
isMajorHazardFor	nearby coastal communities in Bay of Plenty (ash and gas) ⓘ tourists visiting the island ⓘ
isSacredTo	local Māori iwi ⓘ
landOwnership	privately owned island ⓘ
locatedIn	Bay of Plenty Region ⓘ surface form: Bay of Plenty region
locatedInBodyOfWater	Bay of Plenty ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf	North Island ⓘ surface form: North Island of New Zealand
monitoredBy	GNS Science ⓘ GeoNet ⓘ
notableEruption	2019 eruption ⓘ
partOf	Taupō Volcanic Zone ⓘ
tourismUse	guided tours prior to 2019 eruption ⓘ
traditionalName	Whakaari ⓘ
traditionalNameLanguage	Māori ⓘ
volcanoType	stratovolcano ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Zealand volcanic zones → hasPart → White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre ⓘ

Graciosa Island → nickname → White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre ⓘ

this entity surface form: White Island

Bay of Plenty → contains → White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre ⓘ

this entity surface form: White Island / Whakaari

Bay of Plenty Region → containsVolcanicFeature → White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre ⓘ