What the records say
- When
- 29 May 2010
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- United States
- Coordinates
- 16.88° N, 145.85° E
- Volcano type
- Stratovolcano
Zealandia Bank
Natural feature in the Pacific Ocean
Zealandia Bank, also known as Farallon de Torres or Piedras de Torres in Spanish, or Papaungan in Chamorro, consists of two rocky pinnacles about 1.5 kilometers apart, in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. One reaches a height of approximately 1 meter (3.3 ft) at low tide; the other does not normally broach the surface.
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