Tonga · Stratovolcano
Tafahi
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 546m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Tonga
- Region
- Tonga & Kermadec / Tofua Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 546m
- Coordinates
- -15.854, -173.747
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The small 1.2 x 2.8 km island of Tafahi is a conical stratovolcano about 7 km N of the island of Niuatoputapu in the northern Tonga Islands.
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From Wikipedia
Tafahi is a small island in the north of the Tonga archipelago, in fact closer to Savaiʻi (Samoa) than to the main islands of Tonga. It is only 9 km (5.6 mi) north-northeast away from Niuatoputapu, and fishermen commute in small outboard motorboats almost daily between the two. The island has a population of 14.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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