Kermadec–Taupō volcanic region

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back-arc basin system tectonic zone volcanic region

The Kermadec–Taupō volcanic region is a major tectonically active zone in the southwest Pacific, encompassing a chain of submarine and subaerial volcanoes and ridges between New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Kermadec-Taupo volcanic zone	1
Taupō Rift	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	back-arc basin system ⓘ tectonic zone ⓘ volcanic region ⓘ
ageRange	Miocene to present ⓘ
associatedWith	Australian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Plate subduction ⓘ Tonga–Kermadec subduction system NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy	back-arc spreading ⓘ frequent volcanic activity ⓘ high seismicity ⓘ hydrothermal vent fields ⓘ
contains	Havre Seamount NERFINISHED ⓘ Monowai Seamount NERFINISHED ⓘ Okataina volcanic centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Rumble seamount chain NERFINISHED ⓘ Taupō volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongariro volcanic centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Whakaari / White Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	New Zealand (for subaerial part) ⓘ
extendsFrom	North Island of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendsTo	Kermadec Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalAge	Cenozoic ⓘ
hasPart	Colville Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Havre Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Kermadec Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Kermadec volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Lau Basin (southern part) NERFINISHED ⓘ Taupō Volcanic Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ subaerial volcanoes ⓘ submarine volcanoes ⓘ
importance	key area for studying subduction-related magmatism ⓘ major source of New Zealand volcanism ⓘ
locatedIn	New Zealand region ⓘ southwest Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
monitoredBy	GNS Science (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Kermadec Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Taupō Volcanic Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
ocean	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf	Kermadec subduction system NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Pacific plate boundary NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchField	plate tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ
tectonicSetting	convergent plate boundary ⓘ subduction zone ⓘ
underlies	Kermadec Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ
volcanismType	arc volcanism ⓘ back-arc volcanism ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Colville Ridge → partOf → Kermadec–Taupō volcanic region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kermadec-Taupo volcanic zone

Taupō Volcanic Zone → partOf → Kermadec–Taupō volcanic region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Taupō Rift