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Curacoa volcano

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Submarine volcano in Tonga
Curacoa
Highest point
Elevation−33 metres (−108 ft)
ListingList of volcanoes in Tonga
Coordinates15°37′S 173°40′W / 15.62°S 173.67°W / -15.62; -173.67
Geography
LocationTonga Islands
Geology
Mountain typeSubmarine volcano
Last eruptionMay 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. 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.
Volcanoes in Tonga
Active and extinct volcanoes in Tonga.
ʻAta • Curacoa • Fonuafo'ou • Fonualei • Home Reef • Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai • Kao • Late • Metis Shoal • Niuafoʻou • Niuatahi • Niuatoputapu • Tafahi • Tofua • Volcano F • West Mata


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