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Sulfur at White Island, New Zealand
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Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy
ID: 6666 6666 0418 0100 (2018-04-10)Copyright © 2018 California Academy of Sciences
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date of photo Feb 3, 2012
location
White Island / Whakaari in Bay of Plenty, North Island (New Zealand)notes Whakaari/White Island is an active andesite stratovolcano, situated 48 km (30 mi) from the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty. The nearest mainland towns are Whakatane and Tauranga. The island is roughly circular, about 2 km (1.2 mi) in diameter, and rises to a height of 321 m (1,053 ft) above sea level. However this is only the peak of a much larger submarine mountain, which rises up to 1,600 m (5,249 ft) above the nearby seafloor. Sulphur mining was attempted but was abandoned in 1914 after a lahar killed all 10 workers. The main activities on the island now are guided tours and scientific research.CalAcademy slide # Sulfur at White Island 120203 _D330886 photo category: Landscape - habitat
original filename: Sulfur at White Island 120203 _D330886.jpg
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