Tofua Volcano
Updated: 16 mai 2024 01:49 GMT -
caldera 515 m / 1,690 ft
Tonga Islands, -19.75°S / -175.07°W
Condition actuelle: Activité petite ou avertissement éruption imminente (3 sur 5)
Tonga Islands, -19.75°S / -175.07°W
Condition actuelle: Activité petite ou avertissement éruption imminente (3 sur 5)
Last update: 8 mai 2024 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)
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 know for Captain Bligh who was stranded there during the famous Bounty Mutiny 1789. The first historical eruption of Tofua was observed by Captain Cook in 1774.
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Eruptions du volcan Tofua: 2006-09, 2004, 1958, 1906, 1889, 1885, 1854, 1792, 1774
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