Volcanoes
22
Historically active
7
Highest
2,797 m
New Zealand straddles the boundary between the Pacific and Australian plates, giving it thousands of earthquakes every year. Below is an interactive map and list of volcanoes in New Zealand, with type, status and elevation. Volcano data is sourced from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and partners.
Volcanoes in New Zealand
- RuapehuStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 2,797 m
- TaranakiStratovolcano 路 Radiocarbon 路 2,518 m
- NgauruhoeStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 2,291 m
- TongariroStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 1,978 m
- OkatainaLava dome 路 Historical 路 1,111 m
- MaroaCaldera 路 Tephrochronology 路 897 m
- TaupoCaldera 路 Radiocarbon 路 760 m
- ReporoaCaldera 路 Tephrochronology 路 592 m
- Antipodes IslandPyroclastic cones 路 Holocene? 路 402 m
- WhangareiCinder cone 路 Holocene 路 397 m
- Kaikohe-Bay of IslandsVolcanic field 路 Radiocarbon 路 388 m
- Mayor IslandShield volcano 路 Radiocarbon 路 355 m
- Whakaari/White IslandStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 294 m
- Auckland Volcanic FieldVolcanic field 路 Radiocarbon 路 260 m
- Rumble IIISubmarine volcano 路 Hydrophonic 路 -220 m
- Rumble VSubmarine volcano 路 Fumarolic 路 -400 m
- Rumble IVSubmarine volcano 路 Fumarolic 路 -500 m
- TangaroaSubmarine volcano 路 Fumarolic 路 -600 m
- ClarkSubmarine volcano 路 Fumarolic 路 -860 m
- HealySubmarine volcano 路 Radiocarbon 路 -980 m
- Rumble II WestSubmarine volcano 路 Fumarolic 路 -1,200 m
- BrothersSubmarine volcano 路 Fumarolic 路 -1,350 m
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