Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-11957

Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-11957

Plumes rise above a new island being built by the eruption at Home Reef as seen from the east about 2.8 km away on 12 August 2006. The island at this time was ~1.5 km in diameter. The eruption began on 7 August and lasted until about the 16th. Widespread pumice rafts reached Fiji and as far as Australia. Photo by Fredrik Fransson, 2006.

Plumes rise above a new island being built by the eruption at Home Reef as seen from the east about 2.8 km away on 12 August 2006. The island at this time was ~1.5 km in diameter. The eruption began on 7 August and lasted until about the 16th. Widespread pumice rafts reached Fiji and as far as Australia.

Photo by Fredrik Fransson, 2006.

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Keywords: submarine volcano | plume | eruption