Kao Volcano
Updated: 29 mar. 2024 14:51 GMT -
Stratovolcano 1030 m / 3,379 ft
Tonga, Tonga Islands, -19.67°S / -175.03°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Tonga, Tonga Islands, -19.67°S / -175.03°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Erupciones del volcán Kao: unknown, no recent eruptions
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Background
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.---
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Kao Volcano Photos
La gran cantera de caolín y bentonita de Milos (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
El caolín que se había formado como resultado de la alteración hidrotermal y fumarólica se extrajo de una pequeña mina en la cúpula de lava de Kalamo. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffe...
Día 5: Una canción de fuego y agua... La lava que se vierte en el océano quiere crear nueva tierra pero es inmediatamente atacada por las fuertes olas del océano. ¡La bat...