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Tonga Arc, Volcano 14

Name Alias(es): 
Twin caldera
Volcano B
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Activity: 
Latitude: 
-23.5750
Longitude: 
-176.7050
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National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
985
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Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
NotProvided
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
2003 plume and dredge only
Discovery References (text): 
(plume only) G. Massoth et al. G3 8, Q11008, doi:10.1029/2007GC001675, 2007, Multiple hydrothermal sources along the south Tonga arc and Valu Fa Ridge
(plume and dredge only) cruise SS02/2003 summary (http://www.marine.csiro.au/nationalfacility/voyagedocs/2003/0203s.htm).
Other References (text): 
Arculus, R. J., Arc-backarc systems of northern Kermadec-Tonga, Proc. 2005 New Zealand Minerals Conference, 45–50, 2005.
Kim, H.-J., et al. (2013) Caldera structure of submarine Volcano #1 on the Tonga Arc at 21 09'S, southwestern Pacific: Analysis of multichannel seismic profiling. Earth Planets Space, 65, 893–900, doi:10.5047/eps.2013.01.002.