Moua Pihaa | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | −160 m (−520 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 18°19′30″S 148°31′30″W / 18.325°S 148.525°W |
Geography | |
Location | French Polynesia |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Submarine volcano |
Volcanic arc/ belt | Society hotspot |
Last eruption | 1970 |
Moua Pihaa is a submarine volcano in French Polynesia. It is located southwest of Mehetia in the Society Islands, and is the largest of a group of seamounts stretching between Mehetia and Tahiti. The volcano's summit is 160m below sea level. [1]
The volcano was first located in 1976 using seismograph records, and its existence confirmed by a bathymetric survey. [2]
Moua Pihaa was seismically active from 22 to 29 April 1969, and from 21 to 23 June 1970, which suggests that submarine eruptions have occurred. [1]