Three Kings Ridge

Three Kings Ridge
Stratigraphic range: Oligocene-Miocene 37.5–20 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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 / -31.05; 172.85
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.^[1]