Anvil-shaped Raoul Island (Sunday Island), the largest and northernmost of the main Kermadec Islands, (located at 29°15′S 177°55′W / 29.25°S 177.917°W / -29.25; -177.917, 900 km (560 mi) SSW of 'Ata Island of Tonga and 1,100 km (680 mi) NNE of New Zealand's North Island), has been the source of vigorous volcanic activity during the past several thousand years that was dominated by dacitic explosive eruptions.
The area of the island, including fringing islets and rocks mainly in the northeast, but also a few smaller ones in the southeast, is 29.38 km2 (11 sq mi). The highest elevation is Moumoukai Peak, at an elevation of 516 m (1,693 ft).
Considering offshore islets and rocks, the northernmost island of New Zealand is Nugent Island, about 100 metres (328 ft) in diameter, located 3.6 km (2.2 mi) northeast of Raoul Island. The coordinates of the northernmost point are 29°13′52″S 177°52′09″W / 29.23111°S 177.86917°W / -29.23111; -177.86917. Napier Island stretches almost as far north as Nugent Island, which reaches just a few metres further north.
Read more about Raoul Island: History, Geography, Flora and Fauna, Satellite Islands and Rocks, 2006 Eruption, July 2011 7.6 Earthquake, October 2011 7.4 Earthquake, Mihai Muncus-Nagy
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