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Tafua-upolu

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Active cinder cone in Samoa
Tafua-upolu
Tafua-upolu is located in SamoaTafua-upoluTafua-upoluMap of Samoa
Highest point
Elevation660 m (2,170 ft)
Prominence300 m (980 ft)
Coordinates13°52′39.73″S 171°57′47.54″W / 13.8777028°S 171.9632056°W / -13.8777028; -171.9632056

Tafua-upolu is an active cinder cone in the Aʻana district of the island of Upolu in Samoa. The name tafua is derived from the Tongan tofua (fire-mountain or volcano). Radiocarbon dating suggests it last erupted between 1300 and 1395 CE.

References

  1. "Mount Tafua Upolu". Peakery. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ Fepuleai, Aleni; Weber, Eberhard; Nemeth, Karoly; Muliaina, Tolu (2016). "Eruption Styles of Samoan Volcanoes Represented in Tattooing, Language and Cultural Activities of the Indigenous People". Geoheritage. 9 (3): 395–411. doi:10.1007/s12371-016-0204-1. Retrieved 30 July 2021.


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