White Island

White Island

      island in the Bay of Plenty, 43 miles (69 km) west of Cape Runaway, eastern North Island, New Zealand. An active volcano, it is the top of a submarine vent at the northern end of the Taupo-Rotorua Volcanic Zone. With a total land area of about 1,000 ac (400 ha), it rises to 1,053 feet (321 m) at Mount Gisborne. Scrub vegetation is common on much of the island.

      The island was sighted and named by Captain James Cook in 1769. It has numerous hot springs, geysers, and fumaroles; its last eruption took place in 1914. White Island is uninhabited. It is accessible for tourists by charter launch from Tauranga (52 miles [84 km] southwest).

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