Nieuwerkerk (volcano)

Nieuwerkerk
Summit depth2,285 metres (7,497 feet)
Location
LocationBanda Sea
Coordinates6°36′S 124°40.5′E / 6.600°S 124.6750°E / -6.600; 124.6750
CountryIndonesia
Geology
Typesubmarine volcano
Last eruption1927?

Nieuwerkerk is a submarine volcano in the Banda Sea, Indonesia. Together with the Emperor of China submarine volcano, it forms a ridge (NEC ridge) on the seabed. The NEC ridge has been dredged at depths ranging from 3,100 to 2,700 metres (10,170–8,858 ft).