Hiva Oa

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Country France
Volcanic Region Marquesas Hotspot Volcanic Group
Landform | Volc Type Shield | Shield
Last Known Eruption Pleistocene
Coordinates 9.78°S, 139.03°W
Elevation 1,067 m (3,501 ft)
Volcano Number 333800
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General Information

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Hiva Oa. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 12,000 years ago, information might be found on the Hiva Oa page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

Synonyms and Subfeatures

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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Hiva Oa in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

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