Whakaari
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Whakaari is an active volcanic island off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island, known for its frequent eruptions and dramatic geothermal landscape.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ volcanic island ⓘ |
| administeredBy | New Zealand government for safety and environmental regulation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | White Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | about 2 square kilometres ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| distanceFromMainland | about 48 kilometres from the Bay of Plenty coast ⓘ |
| elevation | about 321 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| environment | harsh volcanic environment ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
phreatic eruptions
ⓘ
strombolian eruptions ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | subduction zone volcano ⓘ |
| hasActivity | sulphur mining in the past ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
acidic crater lake
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active crater ⓘ ash-covered landscape ⓘ fumaroles ⓘ hydrothermal system ⓘ mud pools ⓘ steam vents ⓘ steep crater walls ⓘ sulphur deposits ⓘ |
| hazardLevel | high ⓘ |
| highestPoint | about 321 metres ⓘ |
| isActive | true ⓘ |
| isUninhabited | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic geothermal landscape
ⓘ
frequent eruptions ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruptionDate | 9 December 2019 ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruptionFatalities | 22 ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruptionImpact | tourism restrictions ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruptionInjuries | dozens ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruptionType | phreatic eruption ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bay of Plenty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Island ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Bay of Plenty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | “to make visible” or “that which can be made visible” ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
GNS Science
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GeoNet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Māori ⓘ |
| offCoastOf | New Zealand’s North Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | privately owned island ⓘ |
| partOf | Taupō Volcanic Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Bay of Plenty Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicPlateSetting | boundary of the Pacific Plate and Australian Plate ⓘ |
| tourismStatusAfter2019 | tourism suspended or heavily restricted ⓘ |
| tourismStatusBefore2019 | popular tourist destination ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners | local Māori iwi ⓘ |
| volcanicAlertLevelSystem | New Zealand Volcanic Alert Level ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
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