Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Savaii

4 Aug 1905 – Nov 1911 · 13.61° S, 172.53° W

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What the records say

When
4 Aug 1905 – Nov 1911
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
13.61° S, 172.53° W
Vei
2
Vent
Matavanu (north flank 402 m)
Dated by
Observations: Reported
Volcano number
244040
Eruption number
14816

Savaiʻi

Island in the Samoan Islands chain

Savaiʻi is the largest and highest island both in Samoa and in the Samoan Islands chain. The island is also the sixth largest in Polynesia, behind the three main islands of New Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands of Hawaii and Maui. While it is larger than the second main island, Upolu, it is significantly less populated.

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