 Te Paepae o Aotea are visible to the upper left, beyond Whakaari/White Island | |
  Te Paepae o Aotea Volkner Rocks | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°28′05″S 177°07′48″E / 37.46806°S 177.13000°E |
| Administration | |
| Region | Bay of Plenty |
Te Paepae o Aotea, also known the Volkner Rocks (named after Carl Sylvius Völkner), are a group of andesitic rock stacks and pinnacles located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of Whakaari/White Island in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty. They reach 113 metres above sea level from 400 metres below the sea floor,[1] while the saddle separating them from Whakaari/White Island is over 200 metres deep.[2]
Te Paepae o Aotea Marine Reserve was established around them in 2006.[3][4] The area is popular with divers due to good visibility (35–40 m), spectacular scenery and colourful marine life.[2]
The rocks and marine reserve are accessible by boat. There are several boat ramps, boating facilities and charter boat services in Eastern Bay of Plenty.[1]
- ^ a b "Te Paepae o Aotea (Volkner Rocks) Marine Reserve" (PDF). doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation.
- ^ a b "Te Paepae o Aotea (Volkner Rocks) Marine Reserve". doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation.
- ^ "Marine Reserve (Te Paepae o Aotea (Volkner Rocks)) Order 2006 (SR 2006/281)". New Zealand Government. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ Hutching, Gerard. "Marine protected areas". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.