Curacoa volcano

Submarine volcano in Tonga
15°37′S 173°40′W / 15.62°S 173.67°W / -15.62; -173.67GeographyLocationTonga IslandsGeologyMountain typeSubmarine volcanoLast eruptionMay 1979

Curacoa is a submarine volcano located south of the Curacoa Reef in northern Tonga. The reef is 24fm North of Tafahi in the Niua Islands.[2] Eruptions were observed in 1973 and 1979 from two separate vents. The 1973 eruption produced a large raft of dacitic pumice, and had a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 3.

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References

  1. ^ "Curacoa". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  2. ^ "Lateiki: Tonga's new jack-in-the-box island". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 50, no. 11. 1 November 1979. pp. 30–33. Retrieved 24 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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Active and extinct volcanoes in Tonga.
ʻAta • Curacoa • Fonuafo'ou • Fonualei • Home Reef • Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai • Kao • Late • Metis Shoal • Niuafoʻou • Niuatahi • Niuatoputapu • Tafahi • Tofua • Volcano F • West Mata
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