Mount Ronui
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| Mont Toonui | |
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| Elevation | |
| Location | Tahiti |
| Coordinates | 17°49′22″S 149°12′55″W / 17.822767°S 149.215352°WCoordinates: 17°49′22″S 149°12′55″W / 17.822767°S 149.215352°W |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
Mount Ronui (also Roniu, Roonui and Rooniu) is a shield volcano of 1332m[1] (or 1321m[2]) in Tahiti Iti, the southern part of Tahiti in French Polynesia in the south Pacific. It is one of the principal peaks on the island and the highest in Tahiti Iti.[1]
It is one of three volcanoes to which the formation of Tahiti is attributed.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hilary Rodgers (2003). Tahiti & French Polynesia. Tony Wheeler, Jean-Bernard Carillet. Lonely Planet. ISBN 1740592298. http://books.google.com/books?id=6NUSbK-8bpQC.
- ^ "Tahiti" (in Italian). Arcipelago delle Società l'isola de Tahiti. Isole della Società. http://www.polinesia.it/tahiti/index.html. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ "Tahiti Background: Geography". Island Hopping from Shore to Shore: A Student Travel Guide to the South Pacific. Simon Fraser University. http://www.sfu.ca/geog/geog351fall05/group11/main_frame_TaB.html. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
