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Falcon Island Volcano - John Seach
Fonuafo'ou
Tonga
20.32 S, 175.42 W
summit elevation -145 m
submarine volcano
Falcon volcano is located in central Tonga.
The Tongan name means "New Land".
The volcano occasionally forms a temporary island during eruptions. It alternates between shoal and island,
and is easily eroded due to a lack of lava flows during eruptions.
The volcano has produced the most spectacular eruptions in Tonga.
Falcon Island Volcano Eruptions
1970, 1936, 1933, 1928, 1927, 1921, 1894, 1885-86, 1877, 1865?, 1781?