Clark Seamount

Clark is a dormant submarine volcano located off the northern coast of New Zealand and is one of the South Kermadec Ridge Seamounts.

Clark
~130 km northeast of Whakaari / White Island
Summit depth	-860 m (-2822 ft)
Location
Location	~130 km northeast of Whakaari / White Island
Coordinates	36°27′58″S177°50′20″E / 36.466°S 177.839°E / -36.466; 177.839
Country	New Zealand
Geology
Volcanic arc/chain	South Kermadec Ridge Seamounts
Last eruption	Unknown
History
Discovery date	June 1992

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

1. 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.
2. Smithsonian Institution (2013). Venzke, E (ed.). Volcanoes of the World, v. 4.3.4. doi:10.5479/si.gvp.votw4-2013.
3. "VOGRIPA". www2.bgs.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-02-26.