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Hikurangi Plateau
A large igneous province and subsurface plateau in the Pacific Ocean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hikurangi Plateau is an oceanic plateau in the South Pacific Ocean east of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of a large igneous province (LIP) together with Manihiki and Ontong Java, now located 3,000 km (1,900 mi) and 3,500 km (2,200 mi) north of Hikurangi respectively.[2] Mount Hikurangi, in Māori mythology the first part of the North Island to emerge from the ocean, gave its name to the plateau.
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Hikurangi Plateau | |
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Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous 126–84 Ma | |
Type | Igneous |
Area | 400,000 km2 (150,000 sq mi), but was 800,000 km2 (310,000 sq mi) before more recent subduction[1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Basalt |
Location | |
Coordinates | 40°S 179°E |
Region | South Pacific Ocean |
Country | New Zealand |
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Named for | Mount Hikurangi, in Māori mythology the first part of the North Island to emerge from the ocean |
![]() One of the major divisions of Zealandia, the Hikurangi Plateau (top right) drifted south and collided with parts of the mostly submerged continent. |
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