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List of volcanoes in New Zealand
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See also: Volcanism of New Zealand and Lists of volcanoes
This is a partial list of active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes in New Zealand.
Kermadec Arc and Havre Trough
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North Island
Taupō Volcanic Zone

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South Island
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Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
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meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
Mount Somers | 1,688 | 5,538 | 43.70°S 171.40°E | 89 million years ago |
Akaroa Volcano | - | - | 43°48′S 172°57′E | Miocene |
Dunedin Volcano | 680 | 2218 | 45°49′S 170°39′E | c. 10 million years ago [17] |
Mount Horrible (near Timaru) | - | - | 44°23′S 171°3′E | 2 million years ago [18] |
Lyttelton Volcano | 919 | 3010 | 43°36′S 172°43′E | Miocene |
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Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
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meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
Antipodes Islands | 402 | 1319 | 49.68°S 178.77°E / -49.68; 178.77 (Antipodes Islands) | Holocene |
Auckland Island | 650 | 1981 | 50.69°S 166.08°E / -50.69; 166.08 (Auckland Island) | Miocene[19] |
Mount Dick (Adams Island)[20] | 705 | 2313 | 50°52′28″S 166°4′55″E | - |
Pitt Island | 241 | 791 | 44.18°S 176.13°W / -44.18; -176.13 (Pitt Island) | Ancient[vague] |
Solander Islands | 330 | 1080 | 46°34′S 166°53′E | Pleistocene |
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Ross Dependency
New Zealand also has de facto administration over Ross Dependency in Antarctica, which contains the following volcanoes:
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Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
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meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
Mount Bird (Ross Island) | 1765 | 5791 | 77°16′S 166°45′E | 3.8 million years ago[21] |
Brown Peak (Sturge Island, Balleny Islands) | 1500 | 5000 | 67°24′S 164°50′E | 2001 |
Buckle Island (Balleny Islands) | 1239 | 4065 | 66°48′S 163°15′E | 1899 |
Mount Discovery (Scott Coast) | 2681 | 8796 | 78°22′S 166°01′E | 1.8 million years ago[22] |
Mount Erebus (Ross Island) | 3794 | 12448 | 77°32′S 167°17′E | 2008 (continuing) |
Mount Terror (Ross Island) | 3230 | 10597 | 77°31′S 168°32′E | ~ 800,000 years ago |
Young Island (Balleny Islands) | 1340 | 4396 | 66°25′S 162°27′E | - |
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