Clark Seamount
Submarine volcano near New Zealand
Clark is a dormant submarine volcano located off the northern coast of New Zealand and is one of the South Kermadec Ridge Seamounts.
~130 km northeast of Whakaari / White Island
History
The first evidence of the existence of Clark was found during 1988 GLORIA side-scan mapping. These interpretations were later confirmed via photography and oceanic dredging in early 1992 during the 3-week Rapuhia cruise.[1]
In 2006, during a New Zealand-American NOAA Vents Program expedition, sulfide chimneys and diffuse hydrothermal venting were observed.[2]
There have been no known eruptions of Clark.[3]
See also
- List of volcanoes in New Zealand
- Tonga-Kermadec Ridge
- Submarine volcano
References
- ^ Global Volcanism Program (1992). McClelland, Lindsay (ed.). "Report on Clark (New Zealand)". Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network. 17 (6). doi:10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN199206-241101. ISSN 1050-4818.
- ^ Smithsonian Institution (2013). Venzke, E (ed.). Volcanoes of the World, v. 4.3.4. doi:10.5479/si.gvp.votw4-2013.
- ^ "VOGRIPA". www2.bgs.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-02-26.