Tinakula
Sign in to saveTinakula is a conical stratovolcano which forms an island north of Nendo in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands. It lies at the north end of the Santa Cruz Islands. It is about wide and rises above sea level, rising from the sea floor. The volcano was first recorded in eruption in 1595 when Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña sailed past it during his second expedition across the Pacific Ocean. Tinakula has also been known in the past as Tamami or Volcano Island.
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- Mountain.name
- Tinakula
- Mountain.photo
- Steam and Ash Plume over Tinakula Island - NASA Earth Observatory.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- NASA picture of Tinakula spewing ashes (2012)
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 851
- Mountain.location
- Solomon Islands
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- Solomon Islands
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
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- Solomon Islands
- Mountain.last_eruption
- March 2024 (Ongoing)
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- Population
- 0
- Area
- 8
- Elevation
- 851
- Image
- ISS002-E-6386 - View of the Solomon Islands.jpg
- Width
- 3.1
- Length
- 3.6
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Tinakula is a conical stratovolcano which forms an island north of Nendo in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands. It lies at the north end of the Santa Cruz Islands. It is about wide and rises above sea level, rising from the sea floor. The volcano was first recorded in eruption in 1595 when Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña sailed past it during his second expedition across the Pacific Ocean. Tinakula has also been known in the past as Tamami or Volcano Island.
== Geology == Tinakula sits at the northern end of the New Hebrides island arc. This is a line of volcanic islands stretching between the Solomons and Vanuatu, formed by subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Pacific Plate. The cone of Tinakula rises straight up from the seafloor, with a crater at the top. The volcano is composed mainly of andesite and basaltic andesite.
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