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Zealandia Bank, also known as Farallon de Torres or Piedras de Torres in
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, or Papaungan in
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, consists of two rocky pinnacles about 1.5 kilometers apart, in the
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in the
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. One reaches a height of approximately at low tide; the other does not normally broach the surface. They are located north-northeast from
Sarigan Sarigan is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory. Sarigan is located northeast of Anatahan island, south of Guguan and north of Saipan, the largest island in the Nor ...
, in between Sarigan and
Guguan Guguan is an island in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The island is currently uninhabited. Guguan is located south from Alamagan and north from Saipan, and is northeast from Sarigan. History Guguan was discovered in 1668 b ...
, but because of their small size, they are not listed in most maps. Zealandia Bank is one of 18 units within the
Mariana Arc of Fire National Wildlife Refuge The Marianas Trench Marine National Monument is a United States National Monument created by President George W. Bush by the presidential proclamation no. 8335Marianas Trench Marine National Monument The Marianas Trench Marine National Monument is a United States National Monument created by President George W. Bush by the presidential proclamation no. 8335 Zealandia Bank is the exposed portion of the peak of an eroded underwater volcano. In 2004, a survey by
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discovered active
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s, including possible volcanic activity. Zealandia Bank was named in 1858 after the British barque ''Zealandia''.gaebler.info -- Zealandia Bank
/ref> The area is part of the United States Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonw ...
.


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Zealandia Bank. Pascal Horst Lehne and Christoph Gäbler: ''Über die Marianen.'' Lehne-Verlag, Wohldorf in Germany 1972.

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