Three Kings Ridge
| Three Kings Ridge | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Oligocene-Miocene | |
The Three Kings Ridge (unlabelled) extends northward from the northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand in this map of Zealandia | |
| Type | Igneous |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Basalt, mantle peridotite, trachybasalt through to rarer andesite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 31°03′S 172°51′E / 31.05°S 172.85°E |
| Region | South Pacific |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Three Kings Islands |
The Three Kings Ridge, sometimes known as Three Kings Rise and more rarely at its southern end as the Three Kings Bank is a deep sea westward facing volcanic arc of Zealandia continental crust extending from 55 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua, New Zealand on a line bisecting New Caledonia and Fiji in the South Pacific Ocean. Its southern portion contains the Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands which have biological significance as they are host to unique species and important marine ecosystems.