Back الجزيرة البيضاء (نيوزيلندا) Arabic White Island Catalan Whakaari/White Island CEB Whakaari Czech Шурă утрав CV Ynys Wen, Seland Newydd Welsh Whakaari / White Island German Νήσος Χουάιτ (Νέα Ζηλανδία) Greek Blanka Insulo Esperanto Isla Whakaari/White Spanish
| Whakaari / White Island | |
|---|---|
| Whakaari (Māori) | |
 Whakaari / White Island seen from the south | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
| Prominence | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
| Coordinates | 37°31′12″S 177°10′57″E / 37.52000°S 177.18250°E |
| Geography | |
 Location of Whakaari / White Island
| |
| Location | Bay of Plenty, (off) North Island, New Zealand |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Taupō Volcanic Zone |
| Last eruption | 9 December 2019 |
Whakaari / White Island ([faˈkaːɾi], Māori: Te Puia Whakaari, lit. "the dramatic volcano"[1]), also known as White Island or Whakaari, 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 island covers an area of approximately 325 ha (800 acres),[2] which is just the peak of a much larger submarine volcano.
The island is New Zealand's most active cone volcano, and has been built up by continuous volcanic activity over the past 150,000 years.[3] The nearest mainland towns are Whakatāne and Tauranga. The island has been in a nearly continuous stage of releasing volcanic gas at least since it was sighted by James Cook in 1769. Whakaari erupted continually from December 1975 until September 2000, and also erupted in 2012, 2016, and 2019.
Sulphur was mined on the island until the 1930s. Ten miners were killed in 1914 when part of the crater wall collapsed.
A large eruption occurred at 14:11 on 9 December 2019, which resulted in 22 fatalities, including two people who were missing and ruled to be dead by a coroner.[4][5] Twenty-five survivors were injured, many critically and with severe burns. Forty-seven people were reportedly on the island when it erupted. A second eruption closely followed the first.[6]
- ^ "White Island, New Zealand : Whakaari/White Island, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand". Tourism.net.nz. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States of America: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. pp. 412. ISBN 978-0-89577-087-5.
- ^ "White Island". GeoNet. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Another person dies of injuries from Whakaari / White Island eruption, bringing death toll to 20". TVNZ. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Final two missing after Whakaari/White Island eruption confirmed dead by coroner". Stuff. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Sixteenth victim of Whakaari/White Island tragedy dies in Australia". TVNZ. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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