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Taal Volcano, an island volcano in the Philippines Volcano Islands , a group of volcanic islands near Japan Vulcano Island , a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Manaro Voui, [2] or Manaro Vui, is a shield volcano whose emergent portion is known as the island of Ambae in Vanuatu.The summit is 1,496 metres (4,908 ft) above sea level and about 3,900 m (12,800 ft) above the sea floor. [3]
Winchester examines the annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa, which was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Effects of the immense waves were felt as far away as France, and the sound of the island's destruction—per Winchester—could be heard as far away as Australia and India.
Bagana is an active volcanic cone located in the centre of the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, the largest island of the Solomon group. It is the most active volcano in the country, occupying a remote portion of central Bougainville Island. It is one of Melanesia's youngest and most active volcanoes.
1914 : An island with a height of 300 m (980 ft) and a circumference of 11.8 km (7.3 mi) is formed by a undersea eruption in January. [7] By the end of the year, it begins to collapse. 1916 : The island is collapses. 1986 : An island is formed by a undersea eruption in January, quickly submerging by the end of March. [7]
A steam and ash eruption began on November 27, 2005, leading to a Level 2 volcano alert and preparations for evacuations. [7] On December 8, 2005, the eruption became stronger, displacing more than 3,000 of Ambae Island's inhabitants to elsewhere on the island [8] and requiring the evacuation of two hospitals. [citation needed]
The island is 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) wide, and was created by the activity of the Manam Volcano, one of the country’s most active. The island was evacuated in 2004 and its residents resettled elsewhere in Papua New Guinea, but many have begun to return despite concerns of future volcanic activity. Manam is still erupting as of January 2024. [4]
Nishinoshima (Japanese: 西之島, "western island") is a volcanic island located around 940 km (584 mi) south-southeast of Tokyo that is part of the Volcano Islands arc. . Nishinoshima is located about 130 km to the west of the nearest inhabited Ogasawara islands, Chichijima Island, hence the name; the other Ogasawara island groups are aligned more to the north–