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Q: What are some examples of dormant volcanoes in New Zealand?
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A sentence for dormant?

Some volcanoes are active, while others are dormant.


What are some examples of depositional mountains?

The mountains in New Zealand are plateau mountains


Where can a list of volcanoes in New Zealand be found?

For active volcanoes, we have Ngauruhoe, Tongariro, and Ruapehu in the centre of the North Island. Taranaki is dormant, not extinct. Some volcanoes in the Rotorua area have had recent eruptions. White Island and Mayor Island are either active or dormant. The Kermadec volcano/es are definitely active, as is Erebus. Otherwise there are hundreds of dormant volcanoes. The Auckland Volcanic field has produced about 50 vents in the last 250 000 years. The last of these (Rangitoto) about 600 years ago. All the South island volcanoes are extinct. See the related link below for more details on the volcanoes of New Zealand.


How many active volcanos New Zealand?

Lots depends on how you define a volcano, if you include sea mounts (Volcanoes under the ocean) as well as dormant and extinct ones then the number is quite high. If your just looking at active or at least semi active volcanoes e.g erupted last 1000 years then there are about 18(including Sea mounts). In Auckland alone there are 49 volcanoes some of these are dormant (Rangitoto) while others are extinct. All up theres about 114 volcanoes in NZ however some of these are millions of years old (some older than 16 million years old)


Do deserts have volcanoes?

Yes, many deserts have volcanoes. Some are active, some are dormant and others extinct.


Is the desert a common place to find volcanoes?

It is not uncommon to find volcanoes in some deserts. The Chihuahuan Desert has a number of extinct and dormant volcanoes.


Why do some volcanoes stay dormat?

When volcanos stay dormant they are classified as extinct


Are there any volcanoes in the temperate desert?

Yes, volcanoes, most of them extinct or dormant, are found in some deserts around the world.


Do all volcanoes erupt all of the time?

No. Many volcanoes are dormant or inactive.


Dormant in a sentence?

Some volcanoes are active, while others are dormant.


How do you use Volcano in a sentence?

A ring of volcanoes surrounds the northern Pacific Ocean, some of which are active and spew lava and others of which are dormant mountain peaks.


What are some examples of magma?

volcanoes