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Sangihe Islands, Indonesia

4.645 N, 125.03 E
summit elevation -1855 m
Submarine volcano

Kawio Barat volcano is located between the islands of Sulawesi (Indonesia) and Mindanao (Philippines). A survey in 2010 showed hydrothermal activity. Chimney vents emitted sulphurous liquid and were covered with stalked barnacles.

 The volcanmo was discovered in 2003 by the research expedition of AISHA (Australia-Indonesia Survey for Submarine Hydrothermal Activity).

Further Reading
Firdaus, M. R., et al. "The Vertical Profile of Chlorophyll-a in the Waters of Submarine Volcano of Kawio Barat, Indonesia." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 789. No. 1. IOP Publishing, 2021.

Prabowo, Teguh Rahat, Fithriyani Fauziyyah, and Sutikno Bronto. "A new idea: The possibilities of offshore geothermal system in Indonesia marine volcanoes." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 103. No. 1. IOP Publishing, 2017.