France (claimed by Vanuatu) · Stratovolcano
Hunter Island
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 297m
- Last eruption
- 1903
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- France (claimed by Vanuatu)
- Region
- Southwestern Pacific / Vanuatu Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 297m
- Coordinates
- -22.400, 172.050
- Last eruption
- 1903
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Hunter Island, the SE-most volcano of the New Hebrides arc, is a 1-km-wide island consisting of a composite andesitic-to-dacitic cone topped by explosion craters and a lava dome.
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From Wikipedia
Summary of the Wikipedia article “Matthew Island and Hunter Island”
Matthew Island and Hunter Island are two uninhabited volcanic islands in the South Pacific, 300 kilometres (190 mi) east of New Caledonia and south-east of Vanuatu. The pair, which lie 70 km (43 mi) apart, are claimed by Vanuatu as part of Tafea Province, and considered by the people of Aneityum part of their custom ownership, but also claimed by France as part of New Caledonia.
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Eruption history
6 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 2
- Span of confirmed record
- 1835 – 1903
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 0 (1903)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Detailed timeline
- 1903VEI 0Observed1903-07-02 – end unknownNorthern tip of island
- 1895VEI ?Observed1895-11-24 – end unknownEast side
- 1892VEI ?Method not stated1892-07-02 – end unknown
- 1841VEI ?Observed1841-03-15 – end unknown
- 1835VEI ?Observed1835-07-02 – end unknown
- 1797VEI ?Method not stated1797 – end unknown
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