New Zealand volcanic zones

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geological province volcanic region

The New Zealand volcanic zones are a series of highly active volcanic regions along the country’s North Island that form part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and include major geothermal and volcanic centers such as Taupō and Rotorua.

Aliases (1)

Taupō Volcanic Zone ×8

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geological province → volcanic region →
activityLevel	highly active →
associatedWithPlate	Australian Plate → Pacific Plate →
containsFeature	caldera volcanoes → fumaroles → geothermal fields → geysers → hot springs → hydrothermal systems → ignimbrite plateaus → lava domes → stratovolcanoes → submarine volcanoes →
country	New Zealand →
economicUse	geothermal energy production → tourism →
geologicalAge	Cenozoic → Quaternary →
hasPart	Colville Ridge → Havre Trough → Kermadec volcanic arc → Lau Basin → Okataina Volcanic Centre → Rotorua geothermal area → Ruapehu Volcanic Centre → Taupō Volcanic Centre → Taupō Volcanic Zone → Tongariro Volcanic Centre → White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre →
hazardType	ash fall → lahars → pyroclastic flows → volcanic eruptions → volcanic gas emissions →
locatedIn	North Island →
monitoredBy	GNS Science → GeoNet →
notableEruption	Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano →
notableEruptionAge	about 26,500 years ago →
partOf	Pacific Ring of Fire →
researchField	geothermal science → volcanology →
tectonicSetting	convergent plate boundary →
volcanismType	arc volcanism → back-arc volcanism → subduction-related volcanism →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mount Ngauruhoe ("Taupō Volcanic Zone") → Mount Ruapehu ("Taupō Volcanic Zone") → Tongariro Alpine Crossing ("Taupō Volcanic Zone") →	locatedIn
Ring of Fire →	contains
New Zealand volcanic zones ("Taupō Volcanic Zone") →	hasPart
North Island ("Taupō Volcanic Zone") →	hasVolcanicRegion
Mount Tongariro ("Taupō Volcanic Zone") →	locatedOn
Tongariro National Park ("Taupō Volcanic Zone") →	partOf
Mount Tongariro ("Taupō Volcanic Zone") →	volcanicArcOrBelt