France · Stratovolcano
Mehetia
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 389m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- France
- Region
- Southern Pacific / Society Islands Hotspot Volcano Group
- Elevation
- 389m
- Coordinates
- -17.874, -148.068
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite
Geological summary
The 1.5-km-wide, steep-sided island of Mehetia (known as Me'etia or Meket'ia in the Tahitian and Tuamotuan languages, respectively), the youngest and SE-most of the Society Islands, lacks a well-developed fringing coral reef.
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From Wikipedia
Mehetiʻa or Meʻetiʻa is a volcanic island in the Windward Islands, in the east of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is a very young active stratovolcano 110 kilometres (68 mi) east of the Taiarapu Peninsula of Tahiti. It is associated with the Teahitiʻa-Mehetia hotspot, and the South Pacific superswell.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 0
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
Detailed timeline
- 1981VEI 0Method not stated1981-03-05 – 1981-12-16SE of Mehetia (-1700 m?)
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