List of volcanoes in French Polynesia
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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes.
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
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meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
Bora Bora | 727 | 2385 | 16°26′40″S 151°45′5″W / 16.44444°S 151.75139°W | 3.1 Mya |
Macdonald | -50 | -164 | 28°59′S 140°15′W / 28.98°S 140.25°W | 1989 A.D. |
Mangareva | 441 | 1446 | 23°06′34″S 134°57′57″W / 23.10944°S 134.96583°W | extinct |
Mehetia | 435 | 1427 | 17°52′S 148°04′W / 17.87°S 148.07°W | <31,000 years ago |
Moua Pihaa | -180 | -590 | 18°19′S 148°40′W / 18.32°S 148.67°W | active |
Nuku Hiva | 1224 | 4015 | - | extinct |
Raiatea | - | - | - | 2.29 Mya |
Rocard | -2100 | -6888 | 17°38′31″S 148°36′00″W / 17.642°S 148.60°W | active |
Teahitia | -1600 | -5248 | 17°34′S 148°51′W / 17.57°S 148.85°W | 1985 |
Tohiea | 1207 | - | 1.36 Mya | |
Orohena | 2241 | - | 1.67 Mya | |
Roonui | 1332 | - | 0.25 Mya |
References
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002–present). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3 (http://www.volcano.si.edu).
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