Gaua Volcano Eruptions

stratovolcano 797 m / 2,615 ft
Vanuatu, -14.27°S / 167.5°E
Eruption list: July 1962, 1963, Sep 1965, 1966, Jul 1967, 1968, Sep 1969, May 1971, Oct 1973 - Jan 1974, Jan 1976, April 1977, 1980, July 1981, April 1982, Sep 2009 - ongoing

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