Zealandia Bank is the name given to two rocky pinnacles, and the submarine volcano they rise from, in the Northern Mariana Islands chain situated 11 miles NNE of Sarigan. These two pinnacles are 1/2 mile apart from each other; one reaches more than a metre above sea level at low tide. Due to their small size, Zealandia Bank is not often depicted on maps of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The bank was named in 1858 after the British barque Zealandia. It had also been called Piedras de Torres or Farallon de Torres.
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