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Monowai submarine volcano viewed from the west looking east. The caldera is featured, where four submersible dives took place on Leg I of the NZASRoF'05 expedition. The dive area is indicated by the white circle on the image. Depths range from 138 to 1650 meters (452 - 5412 feet). The resolution of the bathymetry data is 25 meters. The image is two times vertically exaggerated. Monowai caldera is ~8 kilometers across from rim to rim. The bathymetry data are courtesy of New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).
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