Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-12265

Hankow Reef is thought to be the remnant of an eroded volcanic island called Yomba that was described through oral tradition. The reef is visible in this 15 August 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top) between Bagabag and Crown islands, N of the main island of Papua New Guinea. Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

Hankow Reef is thought to be the remnant of an eroded volcanic island called Yomba that was described through oral tradition. The reef is visible in this 15 August 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top) between Bagabag and Crown islands, N of the main island of Papua New Guinea.

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

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Keywords: island volcano

Hankow Reef