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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-12263

Moutohorā Island (Whale Island) is 11 km offshore from Whakatane in New Zealand, seen in this 21 November 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top). The 2.5-km-long (E-W direction) island has three main features: East Dome, the Central Dome complex, and the northwestern Pa Hill. Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Moutohorā Island (Whale Island) is 11 km offshore from Whakatane in New Zealand, seen in this 21 November 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top). The 2.5-km-long (E-W direction) island has three main features: East Dome, the Central Dome complex, and the northwestern Pa Hill.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

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Moutohora Island