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Vangunu volcano

Updated: Nov 29, 2023 09:08 GMT - refresh

Stratovolcano 1040 m / 3412 ft
Solomon Islands, -8.67°S / 158°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Vangunu volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)

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Background

The Pliocene to Pleistocene Vangunu volcano has two deeply eroded central craters breached on their southern sides.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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