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Kaitake volcano

Updated: Aug 15, 2022 10:00 GMT - Refresh

Stratovolcano 684 m / 2244 ft
New Zealand, -39.17°S / 173.97°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Kaitake volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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Background

Kaitake, an eroded, heavily vegetated Pleistocene volcano, is the NW-most stratovolcano of the Taranaki volcanic region.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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