Tonga · Stratovolcano
Unnamed submarine volcano
Tofua Arc at 21.1°S
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 65m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Tonga
- Region
- Tonga & Kermadec / Tofua Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 65m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- -21.150, -175.750
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
A large submarine volcano rises to within 65 m of the ocean surface west of Tongatapu Island. The volcano was informally named Volcano 1 by scientists on the bathymetric survey that mapped it in 2003.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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External links
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