Havre Seamount is an active volcanic seamount lying within the Kermadec Islands group of New Zealand, in the south-west Pacific Ocean, on the Tonga-Kermadec Ridge.[1] Its most recent eruption took place in July 2012.[2]
Havre Seamount | |
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Location of Havre Seamount in Oceania | |
Summit depth | 720 m (2,400 ft) |
Height | 1,030 m (3,400 ft) |
Location | |
Location | South Pacific Ocean |
Group | Kermadec Islands |
Coordinates | 31°07′S 179°00′W / 31.11°S 179.00°W |
Country | New Zealand |
Geology | |
Type | Seamount |
Last eruption | July 2012 |
As most volcanoes in the Kermadec rear-arc are inactive, Havre and Giggenbach are both classified as active rear arc volcanoes