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Volcanoes в Тонге (22)

Ata Volcanic Complex | Curacoa | Feinga Seamount | Fonuafo'ou | Fonualei | Home Reef | Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai | Kao | Late | Metis Shoal (Lateiki) | Niuafo'ou | Tafahi | Tafu-Maka | Tofua | Toku | Unnamed | Unnamed 20.85°S/175.55°W | Unnamed 21.15°S/175.75°W | Unnamed 21.38°S/175.65°W | Unnamed 24.8°S/177.02°W | Unnamed 50 km NW of Vava’u (Tonga) | West Mata
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Curacoa

(Submarine volcano -33 m / - 108 ft)
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Feinga Seamount

(Submarine -393 m / -1289 ft)
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Fonuafo'ou

(Submarine volcano -17 m / -56 ft)
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Fonualei

(Stratovolcano 180 m / 591 ft)
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Home Reef

(submarine volcano -10 m / -33 ft)
Home Reef is a submarine volcano midway between Metis Shoal and Late Island in the central Tonga islands. It was first seen and reported to be active in the mid-19th century, when an ephemeral island formed.
An eruption in 1984 produced a 12-km-high eruption plume, copious... [больше информации]

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai

(Submarine volcano 149 m / 489 ft)
The small islands of Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai cap a large seamount located about 30 km SSE of Falcon Island, approximately 65 km NW of Vuna Wharf, Nuku'alofa, and 70 km SW of Nomuka Island. [больше информации]

Kao

(Stratovolcano 1030 m / 3,379 ft)
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Late

(Stratovolcano 540 m / 1,772 ft)
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Metis Shoal (Lateiki)

(Submarine volcano 43 m / 141 ft)
Metis Shoal or officially renamed to Lateiki volcano is a submarine volcano midway between the islands of Kao and Late. It is frequently in eruption and has produced a series of ephemeral islands since the first confirmed activity in the mid-19th century. [больше информации]

Niuafo'ou

(Shield volcano 260 m / 853 ft)
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Tafahi

(Stratovolcano 560 m / 1,837 ft)
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Tafu-Maka

(Submarine volcano -1400 m / - 4,593 ft)
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Tofua

(caldera 515 m / 1,690 ft)
Aerial photo of Tofua (Tonga Ministry of Lands, Survey, and Natural Resources, 1990, published in Taylor and Ewart, 1997)
Aerial photo of Tofua (Tonga Ministry of Lands, Survey, and Natural Resources, 1990, published in Taylor and Ewart, 1997)
Tofua volcano is the subaerial part of a large frequently active stratovolcano. It forms the 8 km wide circular Tofua Island, dominated by the 5 km wide caldera containing a freshwater lake at only 30 m above sea level and surrounded by steep 300 m cliffs.
The island is kno... [больше информации]

Toku

(Submarine 21 m / 69 ft)
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Unnamed

(Submarine -331 m / -1086 ft)
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Unnamed 20.85°S/175.55°W

(Submarine volcano -13 m / - 43 ft)
A plume and discolored water from a submarine eruption were observed in January 1999. This unnamed submarine volcano, 35 km NW of the Niu Aunofo lighthouse on Tongatapu Island, was constructed at the southern end of a submarine ridge segment of the Tofua volcanic arc extending NNE to Falcon Island. The first documented eruptions took place in 1911 and 1923. An ephemeral island was formed during this eruption in 1999; prior to this the summit was 13 m beneath the sea surface. (Photo by B. Hutchins, 1999, published in Taylor, 1999, via GVP)
A plume and discolored water from a submarine eruption were observed in January 1999. This unnamed submarine volcano, 35 km NW of the Niu Aunofo lighthouse on Tongatapu Island, was constructed at the southern end of a submarine ridge segment of the Tofua volcanic arc extending NNE to Falcon Island. The first documented eruptions took place in 1911 and 1923. An ephemeral island was formed during this eruption in 1999; prior to this the summit was 13 m beneath the sea surface. (Photo by B. Hutchins, 1999, published in Taylor, 1999, via GVP)
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Unnamed 21.15°S/175.75°W

(Submarine volcano -65 m / - 213 ft)
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Unnamed 21.38°S/175.65°W

(Submarine volcano -500? m / - 1,640 ft)
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Unnamed 24.8°S/177.02°W

(Submarine volcano -385 m / - 1,263 ft)
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West Mata

(Submarine volcano -1174 m / - 3,852 ft)
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Tonga and Fiji Islands: volcano news & updates

Ср, 1 ноя 2023, 15:00

Home Reef volcano (Tonga Ridge) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 25 October-31 October 2023 (New Activity / Unrest)

The Tonga Geological Services reported that the eruption at Home Reef was ongoing. A total of nine eruptive events were detected in satellite data during 21-30 October. The Aviation Color Code remained at Yellow (the second level on a four-color scale) and mariners were advised to stay 4 km away from the island. ... Read all
Wed, 25 Oct 2023, 14:00

Home Reef volcano (Tonga Ridge) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 18 October-24 October 2023 (New Activity / Unrest)

The Tonga Geological Services reported that the eruption at Home Reef was ongoing. A total of 11 eruptive events were detected in satellite data during 16-19 October. A pilot observed an ash plume rising to 300 m at 1150 on 18 October. ... Read all
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