Curacoa volcano

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Curacoa
Summit depth 33 m (108 ft)
Coordinates 15.62° S 173.67° W
Country Tonga
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.

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