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Injuries: 25. On 9 December 2019, Whakaari / White Island, an active stratovolcano island in New Zealand's northeastern Bay of Plenty region, explosively erupted. [3] The island was a popular tourist destination, known for its volcanic activity, and 47 people were on the island at the time. Twenty-two people died, either in the explosion or ...
Whakaari / White Island ( [faˈkaːɾi], Māori: Te Puia Whakaari, lit. "the dramatic volcano" [ 2] ), 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), [ 3 ...
A U.S. honeymoon couple who survived severe burns when New Zealand’s White Island volcano erupted in 2019 are listed as the first witnesses to testify in a trial of tourism industry operators ...
New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441: air accident 3 Jul 1963: Kaimai Ranges: 22 [24] launch Ranui: shipwreck 30 Dec 1950: off Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty 22: 2019 Whakaari/White Island eruption: volcanic eruption 9 Dec 2019: Whakaari/White Island: 21 [25] [26] brigantine Sophia Pate: shipwreck Aug 1841: Kaipara Harbour: 21 ...
Tour operators and a company which owns the New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people and wounded many others have been fined $1.6 million (NZ$2.6 million), and ordered to pay ...
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The volcanism of New Zealand has been responsible for many of the country's geographical features, especially in the North Island and the country's outlying islands . While the land's volcanism dates back to before the Zealandia microcontinent rifted away from Gondwana 60–130 million years ago, activity continues today with minor eruptions ...
The White Island volcano is one of New Zealand’s most active. The White Island volcano’s last fatal eruption was in 1914, when it killed 12 sulphur miners. There was a short-lived eruption in ...