Tinakula

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Tinakula is an active volcanic island in the Solomon Islands’ Santa Cruz group, known for its steep cone rising dramatically from the sea and frequent eruptions.

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Label Occurrences
Tinakula canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ
volcanic island ⓘ
access only by boat ⓘ
administrativeDivision Temotu Province ⓘ
approximateBaseDiameter about 3.5 km ⓘ
approximateDiameter about 3.5 km ⓘ
calderaLocation open to the sea on one side ⓘ
country Solomon Islands ⓘ
countrySubdivision Temotu Province ⓘ
elevation about 796 m ⓘ
eruptionFrequency intermittent eruptions over recent centuries ⓘ
eruptionStyle Strombolian ⓘ
Vulcanian ⓘ
geologicalAge Holocene ⓘ
hasAshPlumes true ⓘ
hasCaldera true ⓘ
hasLavaFlows true ⓘ
hasMonitoring limited on-site monitoring ⓘ
hazardType ashfall ⓘ
landslides ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ
historicEruptions recorded since at least the 19th century ⓘ
knownFor frequent eruptions ⓘ
persistent activity in historical times ⓘ
lastEruption October 2017 ⓘ
latitude approximately 10.38°S ⓘ
locatedIn Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ
Temotu Province ⓘ
southwestern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
longitude approximately 165.80°E ⓘ
nearbyIsland Nendo ⓘ
Utupua ⓘ
Vanikoro ⓘ
notableEruption major eruption in 1971 ⓘ
notableEruptionEffect evacuation of nearby island communities in 1971 ⓘ
partOf Ring of Fire ⓘ
Santa Cruz island group ⓘ
linked to: Santa Isabel Island
population 0 permanent residents ⓘ
region Melanesia ⓘ
risesDirectlyFrom sea ⓘ
shape steep volcanic cone ⓘ
summitElevation about 796 m above sea level ⓘ
tectonicSetting subduction zone volcano ⓘ
uninhabited true ⓘ
volcanicArc Vanuatu–Solomon Islands arc ⓘ
volcanoType stratovolcano ⓘ

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