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Hunter Island Volcano - John Seach
Tafea Province,Vanuatu
22.40 S, 172.09 E
summit elevation 297 m
stratovolcano
Matthew Island is located at the south-eastern tip of
the Quaternary volcanic chain of the New Hebrides island arc. The island is situated halfway from an intraoceanic collision zone (Loyalty Islands Ridge vs.
New Hebrides arc) and an active expanding ridge (North Fiji Basin Ridge).
Hunter Island contain an asymmetrical shape. The southern composite cone, centered around an extinct crater, differs from the northwestern part of the island, where 100 m high cliffs enclose an explosion crater. The summit of Hunter
volcano is formed by a Peléean-type dome.
The most recent eruptions occurred at the northern tip of the island. The area currently shows fumarilic activity.
Hunter Island Volcano is located in southern Vanuatu. The island is part of the Republic of Vanuatu.
It was administered by the New Hebrides Condominium and was not given away at Independence.
The people of Aneityum Island consider it part of their custom ownership.
Hunter Island Volcano Eruptions
1903, 1895, 1892?, 1841, 1835, 1797?