- Tinakula
Infobox Mountain
Name = Tinakula
Photo =ISS002-E-6386tinakula.png|center|300pxNASA picture of Tinakula spewing ashes
Elevation = 851 metres (2,792 feet)
location=Solomon Islands
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|10|23|S|165|48|E|type:mountain
Topographic
Type=Stratovolcano
Age=
Last eruption=2007 ongoing
First ascent =
Easiest route=Tinakula is a conical
stratovolcano which forms anisland north ofNendo inTemotu Province , theSolomon Islands . It lies at the north end of theSanta Cruz Islands . It is about 3.5 km wide and rises 851 m abovesea level , but rises three or four km above thesea floor . It erupts approximately every hour in a plume of ash and rocks. The volcano was first recorded in eruption in 1595 when Álvaro de Mendaña sailed past on his round the world voyage.The island is uninhabited. A previous population was eradicated when the volcano erupted around
1840 andpyroclastic flow s swept all sides of the island.Transport can be arranged, but landing on the island is very difficult since there are few good beaches. One must bring plenty of water and be prepared to swim ashore. The island is covered with jungle, except for the western side, which is covered with ash. It was scraped by landslides in
1965 . When the volcano erupts, it is possible to watch large boulders tumbling down the mountain side.The island is in the range of the endangered
Santa Cruz Ground Dove ("Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis"), but as ornithologists have not visited the island in a long period, it is unknown whether they survive there.References
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External links
* [http://www.iomoon.com/tinakula.html Tinakula featured on Solomon Islands stamps]
* [http://tinakula.com Tinakula Volcano]
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