Curacoa volcano

Curacoa
Elevation	−33 metres (−108.3 ft)[1]
Listing	List of volcanoes in Tonga
Location
Location	Tonga Islands
Coordinates	15°37′S 173°40′W / 15.62°S 173.67°W / -15.62; -173.67
Geology
Type	Submarine volcano
Last eruption	1979

Curacoa is a submarine volcano located south of Curacoa Reef in northern Tonga. Eruptions were observed in 1973 and 1979, from two separate vents. The 1973 eruption produced a large raft of dacitic pumice. That eruption had a VEI of 3.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Tonga

References

1. ^ "Curacoa". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0403-102. Retrieved 2010-02-27.