Volcanic eruption
See 580 BCE on the mapEruption of Nabukelevu
580 BCE · 19.12° S, 177.98° E
Nabukelevu also known as Mt. Washington is a potentially active lava dome complex 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
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What the records say
- When
- 580 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 19.12° S, 177.98° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 300 years
- Vent
- Summit lava dome
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 245030
- Eruption number
- 14851
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page