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Nabukelevu is a volcano located on the southwest portion of Kadavu Island in Fiji. It is 805 metres (2,641 ft) tall, and last erupted around 1660. It has formed lava domes [1] Nabukelevu is the only area in west Kadavu Island that retains extensive old-growth forest.
Fiji is located on the northeast corner of the Indo-Australian plate near where it subducts under the Pacific plate on the North Fiji Basin microplate between the North Fiji Fracture Zone on the north and the Hunter fracture zone on the south. It is part of the Ring of Fire, the string of volcanoes around the boundary of the Pacific Ocean. [14]
Pages in category "Volcanoes of Fiji" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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