Clark is a dormant

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located off the northern coast of

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and is one of the

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History

The first evidence of the existence of Clark was found during 1988 GLORIA side-scan mapping. These interpretations were later confirmed via photography and oceanic dredging in early 1992 during the 3-week ''Rapuhia'' cruise. In 2006, during a New Zealand-American

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Vents Program expedition,

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chimneys and diffuse hydrothermal venting were observed. There have been no known eruptions of Clark.

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