Curacoa
Highest point
Elevation−33 metres (−108 ft)[1]
ListingList of volcanoes in Tonga
Coordinates15°37′S 173°40′W / 15.62°S 173.67°W / -15.62; -173.67
Geography
LocationTonga Islands
Geology
Mountain typeSubmarine volcano
Last eruptionMay 1979

Curacoa is a submarine volcano located south of the Curacoa Reef in northern Tonga. The reef is 24fm North of Tafahi in the Niua Islands.[2] Eruptions were observed in 1973 and 1979 from two separate vents. The 1973 eruption produced a large raft of dacitic pumice, and had a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 3.

See also

References

  1. "Curacoa". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  2. "Lateiki: Tonga's new jack-in-the-box island". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 50, no. 11. 1 November 1979. pp. 30–33. Retrieved 24 December 2021 via National Library of Australia.


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