Kuwae

Kuwae was a landmass that existed in the vicinity of and was destroyed by volcanic eruption in fifteenth century, probably through caldera subsidence.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Volcano
  • Description: submarine caldera between the Epi and Tongoa islands in Vanuatu
  • Also known as: “Kuwae Underwater Volcano” and “Kuwae Volcano”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Laika.

Island
or Laïka is a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, a part of the archipelago in the of .

Kuwae

Latitude
-16.8304° or 16° 49′ 50″ south
Longitude
168.5418° or 168° 32′ 30″ east
Open location code
5VMC5G9R+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2985767768
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Wiki­data ID
Q1783754
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kuwae” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوايه”
  • Asturian: “Kuwae”
  • Basque: “Kuwae”
  • Chinese: “庫瓦火山”
  • Dutch: “Kuwae”
  • Finnish: “Kuwae”
  • French: “Kuwae”
  • German: “Kuwae”
  • Indonesian: “Kuwae”
  • Italian: “Kuwae”
  • Japanese: “クワエ (海底火山)”
  • Japanese: “クワエ”
  • Japanese: “クワエ海底火山”
  • Korean: “쿠와에 칼데라”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kuwae”
  • Persian: “آتشفشان کوآ”
  • Portuguese: “Kuwaé”
  • Romanian: “Kuwae”
  • Spanish: “Kuwae”
  • Ukrainian: “Кувае”

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