Three Kings Ridge
Deep sea plateau, north of New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Three Kings Ridge, sometimes known as Three Kings Rise and more rarely at its southern end as the Three Kings Bank is a deep sea westward facing volcanic arc of Zealandia continental crust extending from 55 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua, New Zealand on a line bisecting New Caledonia and Fiji in the South Pacific Ocean. Its southern portion contains the Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands which have biological significance as they are host to unique species and important marine ecosystems.[1]
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Three Kings Ridge | |
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Stratigraphic range: Oligocene-Miocene 37.5–20 Ma | |
Type | Igneous |
Lithology | |
Primary | Basalt, mantle peridotite, trachybasalt through to rarer andesite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 31.05°S 172.85°E / -31.05; 172.85 |
Region | South Pacific |
Country | New Zealand |
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Named for | Three Kings Islands |
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