Hiva Oa volcan
Mise à jour: 1 févr.. 2023 23:41 GMT -
Shield 1067 m / 3501 ft
Marquesas Islands, France, -9.78°S / -139.03°W
Condition actuelle: (probablement) éteint (0 sur 5)
Marquesas Islands, France, -9.78°S / -139.03°W
Condition actuelle: (probablement) éteint (0 sur 5)
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Eruptions du volcan Hiva Oa: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Derniers séismes proches
No recent earthquakesIntroduction
The Marquesas Islands show an age progression with the youngest volcanoes occurring at the SE end of the chain. Hiva Oa, a large shield volcano with a caldera truncated on the south side, is the NW-most volcano of the chain with some Pleistocene activity. Potassium-Argon dates range from 2.48-1.58 million years ago (Duncan and Mcdougall 1974). Radiometric ages for Tahuata Island, immediately south of Hiva Oa, are Pliocene.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Hiva Oa Photos
The sweetwater lake Achivadolimni and the beach. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
And the white-sand beach of the same name (Achivadolimni). (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The Achivadolimni beach on Milos island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
The protected Achivadolimni lake (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
