Kermadec Islands

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The Kermadec Islands are a remote volcanic island arc in the South Pacific Ocean, belonging to New Zealand and noted for their active undersea geology and rich marine biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island group
volcanic island arc
administeredBy Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
surface form: New Zealand Department of Conservation
climate subtropical oceanic climate
country New Zealand
discoveredBy Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec
discoveryYear 1793
distanceFromNewZealandMainlandKilometres about 1000
distanceFromTongaKilometres about 900
faunaCharacteristic coral and deep-sea communities
large seabird populations
marine mammals
feature Kermadec Trench
floraCharacteristic subtropical forest
geologicalFeature back-arc basin
hasFacility Raoul Island
surface form: Raoul Island conservation station

Raoul Island
surface form: Raoul Island meteorological station
highestElevationMetres 516
highestPoint Mount Moumoukai
humanPopulation no permanent civilian population
knownFor active undersea geology
endemic species
frequent earthquakes
rich marine biodiversity
seabird colonies
submarine volcanoes
largestIsland Raoul Island
legalStatus nature reserve
locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
southwest Pacific Ocean
surface form: Southwest Pacific Ocean
marineReserveAreaSquareKilometres 748000
namedAfter Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec
observesDaylightSavingTime UTC+13
onTectonicPlateBoundary Indo-Australian Plate
Pacific Plate
otherIsland Curtis Island
Herald Islets
L’Esperance Rock
Macauley Island
partOf New Zealand offshore islands
surface form: New Zealand outlying islands
protectedArea Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve
region Oceania
restrictedAccess true
sovereignState New Zealand
timezone UTC+12
trenchMaximumDepthMetres 10000
volcanicArc Tonga–Kermadec Arc
surface form: Kermadec-Tonga volcanic arc
volcanicOrigin subduction-related volcanism

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Tonga Trench nearbyIslandArc Kermadec Islands
South Pacific contains Kermadec Islands
Polynesia hasPart Kermadec Islands
southwest Pacific Ocean adjacentTo Kermadec Islands
Tonga–Kermadec Arc hasPart Kermadec Islands
Horizon Deep nearestLandmass Kermadec Islands
Tonga-Kermadec subduction system near Kermadec Islands
Kermadec Trench associatedWith Kermadec Islands
Kermadec Trench namedAfter Kermadec Islands
this entity surface form: Kermadec Islands region
Tonga Ridge near Kermadec Islands
Polynesian Triangle contains Kermadec Islands
New Zealand offshore islands hasPart Kermadec Islands
Raoul Island locatedIn Kermadec Islands
Raoul Island partOf Kermadec Islands
this entity surface form: Kermadec Islands group
L’Esperance Rock locatedIn Kermadec Islands
L’Esperance Rock partOf Kermadec Islands
this entity surface form: Kermadec Islands group
L’Esperance Rock archipelago Kermadec Islands
Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve locatedIn Kermadec Islands
this entity surface form: Kermadec Islands region
Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve protects Kermadec Islands
Mount Moumoukai locatedIn Kermadec Islands
Herald Islets locatedIn Kermadec Islands
Herald Islets partOf Kermadec Islands
this entity surface form: Kermadec Islands group
Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec nameGivenTo Kermadec Islands
Australasia marine realm includes Kermadec Islands