Solomon Islands · Stratovolcano
Unnamed submarine volcano
New Georgia at 8.9°S
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 240m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Region
- Southwestern Pacific / Solomon Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 240m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- -8.920, 158.030
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
An unnamed seamount was mapped during a 1979 cruise about 9 km NE of Kavachi (Okugrin, 1985), near the SE end of the New Georgia Islands at about 8.9°S.
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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