Curacoa volcano

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Curacoa
Curacoa volcano
Highest point
Elevation −33 metres (−108 ft) [1]
Listing List of volcanoes in Tonga
Coordinates 15°37′S173°40′W / 15.62°S 173.67°W / -15.62; -173.67
Geography
LocationTonga Islands
Geology
Formed by Subduction zone volcanism
Mountain type Submarine volcano
Last eruption May 1979

Curacoa is a submarine volcano located south of the Curacoa Reef in northern Tonga. The reef is 24fm North of Tafahi in the Niua Islands. [2] Eruptions were observed in 1973 and 1979 from two separate vents. The 1973 eruption produced a large raft of dacitic pumice, and had a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 3.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Curacoa". Global Volcanism Program . Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Lateiki: Tonga's new jack-in-the-box island". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 50, no. 11. 1 November 1979. pp. 30–33. Retrieved 24 December 2021– via National Library of Australia.


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