Facts about volcanoes.

      5 Facts about white island.    

1) White island has been active for 150,000 years.

2) White Island is New Zealand’s most continuously active and largest volcano by volume.

3) White island has the honour of being New Zealand’s most continuously active volcano during the last 40 years.

4)Most of the island  is occupied by the Main Crater, with the crater floor being less than 30 m above sea level.

5)From 1975 until 2001 there were frequent small eruptions making this the island’s most active period in hundreds of years.