Kao volcano
Stratovolcano 1030 m / 3,379 ft
Tonga, Tonga Islands, -19.67°S / -175.03°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Tonga, Tonga Islands, -19.67°S / -175.03°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
Kao volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Kao volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Kao volcano eruptions: 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.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Kao Photos:
 The large kaoline and bentonite quarry on Milos (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |  Day 5: A song of fire and water... Lava pouring into the ocean wants to create new land but is immediately attacked by the strong ocean waves. The never ending battle bet... |
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