Fiji · Lava dome
Nabukelevu
- Type
- Lava dome
- Elevation
- 791m
- Last eruption
- 1660
- Type
- Lava dome
- Country
- Fiji
- Region
- Southwestern Pacific / Fiji Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 791m
- Coordinates
- -19.118, 177.982
- Last eruption
- 1660
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
- Landform
- Minor (silicic)
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The andesitic-to-dacitic Nabukelevu lava-dome complex occupies the SW end of Kadavu Island at the S end of the Fiji archipelago.
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From Wikipedia
Nabukelevu also known as Mt. Washington is a potentially active lava dome complex volcano located on the southwest portion of Kadavu Island in Fiji. It is 805 metres (2,641 ft) tall, and last erupted around 1660. It has formed lava domes
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 580 BCE (±300 yrs) – 1660
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1660 (±30 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1660 – end unknownDome NW of summit
- 340VEI ?Geological estimate340 – end unknownWest side of summit dome complex
- 580 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate580 BCE – end unknownSummit lava dome
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