Nieuwerkerk (volcano)
| Nieuwerkerk | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Summit depth | 2,285 metres (7,497 feet) [1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Banda Sea |
| Coordinates | 6°36′S 124°40.5′E / 6.600°S 124.6750°ECoordinates: 6°36′S 124°40.5′E / 6.600°S 124.6750°E |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Geology | |
| Type | submarine volcano |
| Last eruption | 1927? |
Nieuwerkerk is a submarine volcano in the Banda Sea, Indonesia. Along with the Emperor of China submarine volcano, the two twin forms a ridge (NEC ridge) on the seabed.[2] The NEC ridge were dredged at depths ranging from 3,100–2,700 metres (10,170–8,858 ft).
See also
References
- ↑ "Nieuwerkerk". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
- ↑ Christian Honthaasa, Jean-Pierre Réhaulta, René C. Maurya, Hervé Bellona, Christophe Hémonda, Jacques-André Maloda, Jean-Jacques Cornéeb, Michel Villeneuveb, Joseph Cottena, Safri Burhanuddinc, Hervé Guilloud and Nicolas Arnaud (1998). "A Neogene back-arc origin for the Banda Sea basins: geochemical and geochronological constraints from the Banda ridges (East Indonesia)". Tectonophysics. 298 (4): 297–317. Bibcode:1998Tectp.298..297H. doi:10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00190-5.
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