Solomon Islands · Stratovolcano
Savo Island
Savo
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 455m
- Last eruption
- 1847
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- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Region
- Southwestern Pacific / Solomon Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 455m
- Coordinates
- -9.132, 159.812
- Last eruption
- 1847
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The 6 x 7 km island of Savo, off the NE coast of Guadalcanal Island, consists of a forested andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano with a shallow, elliptical 1 x 1.5 km summit crater.
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From Wikipedia
Savo Island is an island in Solomon Islands in the South Pacific ocean. Administratively, Savo Island is a part of the Central Province of Solomon Islands. It is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the national capital of Honiara. The principal village is Alialia, in the north of the island.
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Eruption history
4 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 1568 – 1847
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (1835, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1865 (±20 yrs)VEI ?Method not stated1865-07-02 – end unknown
- 1835 (±5 yrs)VEI 3Observed1835-07-02 – 1847-07-02
- 1650 (±20 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1650 – end unknown
- 1568VEI 3Observed1568 – end unknownNE crater margin
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