Colville Ridge

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Colville Ridge is a submarine volcanic ridge located off the coast of New Zealand, forming part of the tectonically active Kermadec–Taupō volcanic region.

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Colville Ridge canonical 2

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf submarine volcanic ridge
undersea geological feature
associatedWith Australian Plate
Kermadec subduction zone
Pacific Plate
countryOffshoreFrom New Zealand
extendsFrom region northeast of North Island of New Zealand
featureType submarine ridge
formedBy plate convergence
subduction-related magmatism
geologicalProcess back-arc basin formation
crustal extension
submarine volcanism
liesEastOf North Island of New Zealand
linked to: North Island
liesWestOf Kermadec Trench
locatedIn Southwest Pacific Ocean
locatedOffCoastOf New Zealand
near Havre Trough
Kermadec Ridge
linked to: Tonga Ridge
orientation north-northeast–south-southwest
partOf Kermadec-Taupo volcanic zone
Kermadec–Taupō volcanic region
partOfLargerSystem Kermadec arc-backarc system
Taupō Volcanic Zone – Kermadec arc system
region southwestern Pacific back-arc region
researchInterest marine geology
plate tectonics
submarine volcanology
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary
subduction zone environment
volcanicActivity tectonically active region

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New Zealand volcanic zones hasPart Colville Ridge
Havre Trough locatedBetween Colville Ridge