White Island Volcano
Updated: May 13, 2024 18:54 GMT -
Shield(s) 762 m / 2500 ft
Antarctica, -78.17°S / 167.5°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
Antarctica, -78.17°S / 167.5°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
Last update: 3 Apr 2024 (continuous emissions of steam and gas at low levels persist)
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White Island volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
White Island is a mostly ice-covered volcanic complex at the northern end of the island consisting of two shield volcanoes and overlying pyroclastic cones. The youngest Potassium-Argon date obtained was 0.17 million years ago and there is no evidence of Holocene activity.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
White Island Volcano Photos
Small river coming from the crater of White Island (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Fumarole at White Island (NZ) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Green crater lake of White Island, New Zealand, in 2010 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Aerial view of White Island volcano, New Zealand (Photo: Richard Arculus)