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The Kermadec Islands were gazetted a Flora and Fauna Reserve in 1937 and in 2015, surrounded by the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary of 620,000 km 2. They are an Important Bird Area. Invasive goats, pigs, cats, and rats have been eradicated from several islands with marked improvements in seabird colonies and rebounding of natural vegetation.
The Kermadec archipelago contains the northernmost land and territorial seas in New Zealand. Raoul Island (Rangitahua) is by far the largest (2900 ha) of the 15 islands, which are spread as four clusters in a line over 250 km of the Pacific Ocean (Latitude 29º - 32º S and Longitude 177º - 179º W), about 1100 km north-east of the Northland ...
The Kermadec/Rangitāhua Ocean Sanctuary bill—legislation that could secure protections for this diverse ecosystem—awaits debate in New Zealand’s Parliament. If passed, the bill would create one of the world’s most significant fully protected marine areas. The Pew Charitable Trusts and Dona Bertarelli created the Pew Bertarelli Ocean ...
The 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquakes were a series of earthquakes with magnitudes of 8.1 and 7.4 that occurred at 19:28:31 UTC on 4 March 2021. The epicentres were located southeast of Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands, part of the New Zealand outlying islands. [6]
Feb 9, 2024 · 6.1 mww. Depth. 13.0 km. Time. 2024-02-09 10:57:48 UTC. Contributed by US 3. Moment Tensor. Fault Plane Solution. Contributed by US 3.
Jan 13, 2015 · Raoul Island is the largest at 2943ha and the only island in the group covered in forest, with rugged hillsides clad in endemic Kermadec pohutukawa and nikau. At the centre of the anvil-shaped island is a huge caldera with three lakes – evidence of the island’s explosive nature. The most recent eruptions occurred in 1814, 1870, 1964 and 2006.
Jan 13, 2015 · The Kermadec – Tonga Trench drops to over 10,000 m – deeper than the 8,848 m Mount Everest is high. It is the deepest ocean sea-floor region in the southern hemisphere. AN ARC OF ACTIVE VOLCANOES. The Kermadec Islands and associated submarine volcanoes along the Kermadec Arc are superlative natural phenomena.
