Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:volcanic_activity
|
| gptkbp:area |
about 1.8 km² (before 2022 eruption)
|
| gptkbp:coordinates |
20.546°S 175.382°W
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Tonga
|
| gptkbp:destroyedBy |
2022 eruption
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
Tongan locals
|
| gptkbp:emergedIn |
2014
|
| gptkbp:features |
island persisted for several years before destruction
largest volcanic eruption of 21st century (as of 2024) caused atmospheric pressure waves detected globally eruption plume reached mesosphere rare new island formation observed by satellites |
| gptkbp:formedBy |
submarine volcanic eruption
|
| gptkbp:highestPoint |
about 120 meters (before 2022 eruption)
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai
|
| gptkbp:impact |
tsunami warnings across Pacific
ashfall in Tonga and neighboring countries communication disruption in Tonga |
| gptkbp:lastEruption |
January 2022
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Tonga
South Pacific Ocean |
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
Hunga Haʻapai
Hunga Tonga |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
2022 eruption caused global atmospheric effects
2022 eruption caused tsunami 2022 eruption destroyed most of the island |
| gptkbp:notableVolcano |
January 2022
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Tonga_archipelago
|
| gptkbp:previousEruptions |
1912
1937 1988 2009 2014–2015 |
| gptkbp:status |
mostly submerged after 2022 eruption
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:USGS Tongan government |
| gptkbp:volcanicArcBelt |
Tonga–Kermadec arc
|
| gptkbp:volcanicExplosivityIndex |
VEI 5 (2022 eruption)
|
| gptkbp:volcanoType |
submarine volcano
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tonga_Volcanic_Arc
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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