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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
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]
The Volcano Islands (火山列島, Kazan Rettō) or Iwo Islands (硫黄列島, Iō-rettō) are a group of three Japanese-governed islands in Micronesia. They lie south of the Ogasawara Islands and belong to the municipality of Ogasawara, Tokyo , Tokyo Metropolis , Japan.
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–
Tofua caldera. Tofua is a volcanic island in Tonga.Located in the Haʻapai island group, it is a steep-sided composite cone with a summit caldera.It is part of the highly active Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone and its associated volcanic arc, which extends from New Zealand north-northeast to Fiji, and is formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate under the Indo-Australian Plate. [2]
The Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes (Korean: 제주 화산섬과 용암 동굴) is a World Heritage Site in Jeju Province, South Korea. [1] It was inscribed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2007 because of the Geomunoreum Lava Tube System and the exhibition of diverse and accessible volcanic features which are considered to demonstrate a distinctive and valuable contribution to ...
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]