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Coleman Seamount Volcano — Solomon Islands

StratovolcanoType
HoloceneLast eruption
-717 mElevation
Solomon IslandsCountry
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The research vessel "Moana Wave" (University of Hawaii) discovered a young submarine volcano SE of Kana Keoki seamount during a November 1985 to January 1986 cruise. The volcano, named Coleman Seamount, was constructed over the E end of the inactive Woodlark spreading center, S of the convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian and Pacific plates.

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