| Moutohora Island | |
|---|---|
| Moutohorā (Māori) | |
 Moutohora Island seen from the south. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 353 m (1,158 ft) |
| Prominence | 353 m (1,158 ft) |
| Coordinates | 37°51′22″S 176°58′23″E / 37.85611°S 176.97306°E |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Complex volcano |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene |
 Moutohorā Island surface volcanics map with the predominant basaltic andesite coloured orange-red. Clicking on the map enlarges it, and enables panning and mouseover of nearby volcanic feature name/wikilink and ages before present. The key to the other volcanics that are shown with panning is basalt - brown, monogenetic basalts - dark brown, undifferentiated basalts of the Tangihua Complex in Northland Allochthon - light brown, arc basalts - deep orange brown, arc ring basalts -orange brown, andesite - red, dacite - purple, rhyolite - violet, ignimbrite (lighter shades of violet), and plutonic - gray. | |
Moutohora Island (previously known as Whale Island) (Māori: Moutohorā) is a small uninhabited island located off the Bay of Plenty coast of New Zealand's North Island, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the town of Whakatāne. The 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi) island is a remnant of a complex volcano which has eroded, leaving two peaks. This is still an area of volcanic activity and there are hot springs on the island in Sulphur Valley, McEwans Bay, and Sulphur Bay.