Curacoa | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | −33 metres (−108 ft) [1] |
Listing | List of volcanoes in Tonga |
Coordinates | 15°37′S 173°40′W / 15.62°S 173.67°W |
Geography | |
Location | Tonga Islands |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Submarine volcano |
Last eruption | May 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.