Volcanoes of Tonga (21)

Ata Volcanic Complex | Curacoa | Falcon Island | Feinga Seamount | Fonualei | Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai | Kao | Late | Metis Shoal | Niuafo'ou | Tafahi | Tafu-Maka | Tofua | Toku | Unnamed | Unnamed 18.325°S/174.365°W | Unnamed 20.85°S/175.53°W | Unnamed 21.15°S/175.75°W | Unnamed 21.38°S/175.65°W | Unnamed 24.8°S/177.02°W | West Mata

Volcano list

Ata Volcanic Complex

(Unknown 274 m / 899 ft)
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Curacoa

(Submarine volcano -33 m / - 108 ft)
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Falcon Island

(Submarine volcano -17 m / - 56 ft)
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Feinga Seamount

(Submarine -393 m / -1289 ft)
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Fonualei

(Stratovolcano 180 m / 591 ft)
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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. [more]

Kao

(Stratovolcano 1030 m / 3,379 ft)
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Late

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

(Submarine volcano 43 m / 141 ft)
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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... [more]

Toku

(Submarine 21 m / 69 ft)
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Unnamed

(Submarine -331 m / -1086 ft)
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Unnamed 18.325°S/174.365°W

(Submarine volcano -40 m / - 131 ft)
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Unnamed 20.85°S/175.53°W

(Submarine volcano -13 m / - 43 ft)
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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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