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Savo Volcano - John Seach
Central Province, Solomon Islands
9.13 S, 159.82 E
summit elevation 510 m
stratovolcano
Savo is an 8 km wide thermally active volcano lying 14 km north of Guadalcanal. Savo Island has a population of megapode birds and the waters are teeming with sharks. Savo has two summit craters.
The volcano is potentially dangerous due to its explosive history, and proximity to Honira the capital of the Solomon Islands.
Savo Island Volcanic Features
| Fisher Voghala |
Releases hot sulphurous water. |
| Mbiti Voghala | Boiling mud pots and geysers. |
| Mbokiaka | The Tanginakula River runs hot and cold. |
| Vutusuala | Hot springs and super heated ground. |
| Reoka, Mbulika and Tavoka | Hot springs near Sesepi which heat the Kolika River. |
| Talughau and Toakomata | Remote hot springs in the bush. |
Savo Volcano Eruptions
Oral tradition describes pyroclastic flows which killed all inhabitants of the island.