Kao Volcano
Updated: 24. Apr. 2024 01:53 GMT -
Stratovolcano 1030 m / 3,379 ft
Tonga, Tonga Islands, -19.67°S / -175.03°W
Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 5)
Tonga, Tonga Islands, -19.67°S / -175.03°W
Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 5)
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Ausbrüche des Kao: unknown, no recent eruptions
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Beschreibung
The highest and most spectacular volcano of the Tonga Islands, symmetrical Kao volcano rises steeply to 1030 m about 6 km north of Tofua Island. Kao is elongated in a NNE-SSW direction and, with the exception of a small flat area on the SSW coast, rises at angles exceeding 35 degrees to the summit, which has a series of small coalescing craters. The lower flanks of the basaltic-andesite volcano are densely jungled, but the upper slopes are almost vegetation free. No historical eruptions are known from Kao, and fresh-appearing lava flows are not seen, although the absence of sufficient time for erosion to produce deep gullies or high sea cliffs suggests a very recent origin.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Kao Volcano Photos
Das große Kaolin- und Bentonitbergwerk (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Kaolin, das sich durch fumarolische und hydrothermale Umwandlung gebildet hatte, wurde aus einer kleinen Mine am Lavadom von Kalamo abgebaut. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Tag 5: Ein Lied von Feuer und Wasser ... Lava, die ins Meer strömt, will neues Land schaffen, wird aber sofort von den starken Meereswellen angegriffen. Der nie endende K...