Kuwae
Kuwae was a landmass that existed in the vicinity of Tongoa and was destroyed by volcanic eruption in fifteenth century, probably through caldera subsidence. The exact location of the caldera is debated. A submarine caldera, now known as Kuwae caldera and which is located between the Epi and Tongoa islands, is a candidate. Kuwae caldera cuts through the flank of the Tavani Ruru volcano on Epi and the northwestern end of Tongoa. Another potential candidate is a proposed caldera between Tongoa and Tongariki.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Kuwae
- Mountain.photo
- ShepherdIslandsMap.png
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Shepherd Islands and associated underwater volcanoes.
- Mountain.elevation
- –2 m (–6 ft)avg less than–400 m (–1,312 ft)
- Mountain.listing
- List of volcanoes in Vanuatu
- Mountain.location
- Shepherd Islands,Vanuatu
- Mountain.type
- Caldera
- Mountain.volcanic_arc
- New Hebrides arc
- Mountain.last_eruption
- February to September 1974
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- ShepherdIslandsMap.png
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Caldera location and Kuwae landmass
- Eruptive history
- Fifteenth-century eruption
- Recent activity
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Kuwae was a landmass that existed in the vicinity of Tongoa and was destroyed by volcanic eruption in fifteenth century, probably through caldera subsidence. The exact location of the caldera is debated. A submarine caldera, now known as Kuwae caldera and which is located between the Epi and Tongoa islands, is a candidate. Kuwae caldera cuts through the flank of the Tavani Ruru volcano on Epi and the northwestern end of Tongoa. Another potential candidate is a proposed caldera between Tongoa and Tongariki.
The submarine volcano Karua, one of the most active volcanoes of Vanuatu, is near the northern rim of Kuwae caldera.
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