⛰️ James Healy Seamount

New Zealand · Oceania · 34.98°S, 179.00°E

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James Healy Seamount
James Healy Seamount is a submarine volcano located among the South Kermadec Ridge Seamounts south of New Zealand's Kermadec Islands. It consists of a volcanic cone that reaches a depth of 1,150 metres (3,770 ft) below sea level, two 2–2.5-kilometre-wide (1.2–1.6 mi) and 1.3-kilometre-wide (0.81 mi) calderas, and a parasitic cone that reaches a depth of 950 metres (3,120 ft) below sea level. The flanks of the volcano are covered with pumice and volcanic rocks, and hydrothermal venting occurs inside the caldera.

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Quick facts

CountryNew Zealand
Continent / regionOceania
Coordinates (approx.)34.98°S, 179.00°E · view on map

James Healy Seamount is located in New Zealand, in Oceania.

More seamounts in New Zealand

Brothers Seamount · Havre Seamount · Joseph Gilbert Seamount · Monowai (seamount) · Osbourn Seamount.

Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

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