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Banua Wuhu

Coordinates: 3°08′16″N 125°29′26″E / 3.13778°N 125.49056°E / 3.13778; 125.49056
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Banua Wuhu
Bubbles emerge from the surface of the underwater volcano Banua Wuhu
Highest point
Elevation−5 m (−16 ft)[1]
Coordinates3°08′16″N 125°29′26″E / 3.13778°N 125.49056°E / 3.13778; 125.49056[1]
Geography
Geology
Mountain type(s)Submarine volcano, lava dome[1]
Last eruptionJuly to December 1919[1]

Banua Wuhu is a submarine volcano that rises more than 400 m (1,300 ft) from the sea floor in the Sangihe Islands of Indonesia. Historical records show that several ephemeral islands were formed and disappeared. A 90 m high island was formed in 1835, but then dwindled to only a few rocks in 1848. A new island was reportedly formed in 1889 and it was 50 m high in 1894. Another new island was formed in 1919 but then disappeared by 1935.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Banua Wuhu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2017-03-03.