Tonga · Stratovolcano
Late
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 540m
- Last eruption
- 1854
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Tonga
- Region
- Tonga & Kermadec / Tofua Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 540m
- Coordinates
- -18.806, -174.650
- Last eruption
- 1854
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The 6-km-wide circular island of Late, along the Tofua volcanic arc about 55 km WSW of Vavau, contains a 400-m-wide, 150-m-deep summit crater with an ephemeral lake.
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From Wikipedia
Late Island is an uninhabited volcanic island southwest of Vavaʻu in the kingdom of Tonga.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1790 – 1854
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1854, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1854VEI 2Observed1854-07-02 – end unknownNE flank
- 1790VEI 2Observed1790 – end unknownNE flank?
Nearby volcanoes
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