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White Island Volcano - John Seach
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
37.52 S, 177.78 E
summit elevation 321 m
stratovolcano
White Island is currently the most active volcano in New Zealand. It is located 48 km offshore in the Bay of Plenty. Incandescent eruptions of lava as well as phreatic explosions occur at the volcano.
Gases are continually emitted from the craters and fumaroles on White Island and pose a hazard to visitors to the volcano.
Sulphur mining occurred at the island until 1914 when a crater collapse created a lahar which killed 10 workers.
White Island Volcano Eruptions
2001, 1998-2000, 1998, 1995, 1986-94, 1983-84, 1976-81, 1974, 1971, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968-69, 1966-67, 1962, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1955, 1947, 1933, 1930, 1928, 1926, 1924, 1922, 1909, 1908?, 1886?,1886, 1885?, 1885, 1856?, 1836, 1826.