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'''Mauna Afi''' is a volcanic mountain on the island of [[Savai'i]] in [[Samoa]].<ref name="test">W. [[Arthur Whistler]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090920003203/https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/1423/1/v32n1-79-94.pdf "Vegetation of the Montane Region of Savai'i, Western Samoa"] , p.1, ''Pacific Science'' (1978), vol. '''32''', no. 1</ref> Its name means ''Burning Mountain'' or ''Mountain of Fire'', from the Samoan language ''mauga'' (mountain) and ''afi'' (fire). |
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'''Mauga Afi''' ("Burning Mountain" or "Mountain of Fire") is a volcanic mountain in the [[Gagaʻifomauga]] district on the island of [[Savai'i]] in [[Samoa]]. It has an elevation of 1847m.<ref name=peakery/> |
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The most recent eruption of Mauga Afi was around 1768 and was observed by [[Louis Antoine de Bougainville]] when sailing past Savai'i.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://new-hls.s3.amazonaws.com/hls/data/56/website/resource/files/a-visitors-field-guide-to-savaii.pdf |title=A Visitor's Field Guide to Savai’i: Touring Savai'i with a Geologist |author=Warren Jopling |page=14 |access-date=29 July 2021 |quote=The Mauga Afi eruption was recorded by the French navigator Anton Bougainville when sailing by Savai'i's north coast in 1768}}</ref> Lava from this eruption sequence covered vast areas of the north coast of Savai'i.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mro.massey.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10179/556/strcn.pdf |last1=Cronin |first1=Shane |last2=Bonte-Grapentin |first2=Michael |last3=Nemeth |first3=Karoly |title=SAMOA TECHNICAL REPORT – REVIEW OF VOLCANIC HAZARD MAPS FOR SAVAI’I AND UPOLU |publisher=SOUTH PACIFIC APPLIED GEOSCIENCE COMMISSION |date=2006 |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>{{rp|7}} |
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The most recent eruption of Mauga Afi was around 1725.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} |
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The island of Savai'i consists of a massive [[shield volcano]] and is still volcanically active. Other volcanoes on Savai'i include [[Silisili|Mt Silisili]], the highest mountain in Samoa and [[Mt Matavanu]]. The eruption of Mt Matavanu (1905–1911) destroyed villages on the central north coast of Savai'i which can be seen by the lava fields in [[Saleaula]] village. |
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In [[Samoan mythology]] the god of earthquakes is [[Mafui'e]]. Another mythical figure [[Ti'iti'i (Samoan mythology)|Ti'iti'i]] tricked the earthquake god so that Samoans could have fire to cook their food. Samoans well understood the connection between volcanic eruptions/earthquakes and tsunamis, as shown by the ancient term for tsunami - ''galuafi'', or "wave of fire/volcano". |
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 17 July 2024
| Mauga Afi | |
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  Mauga Afi Map of Samoa | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,847 m (6,060 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°34′S 172°29′W / 13.567°S 172.483°W |
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| Location | Gagaʻifomauga, Samoa |
Mauga Afi ("Burning Mountain" or "Mountain of Fire") is a volcanic mountain in the Gagaʻifomauga district on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It has an elevation of 1847m.[1]
The most recent eruption of Mauga Afi was around 1768 and was observed by Louis Antoine de Bougainville when sailing past Savai'i.[2] Lava from this eruption sequence covered vast areas of the north coast of Savai'i.[3]: 7
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mauga Afi". Peakery. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Warren Jopling. "A Visitor's Field Guide to Savai'i: Touring Savai'i with a Geologist" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
The Mauga Afi eruption was recorded by the French navigator Anton Bougainville when sailing by Savai'i's north coast in 1768
- ^ Cronin, Shane; Bonte-Grapentin, Michael; Nemeth, Karoly (2006). "SAMOA TECHNICAL REPORT – REVIEW OF VOLCANIC HAZARD MAPS FOR SAVAI'I AND UPOLU" (PDF). SOUTH PACIFIC APPLIED GEOSCIENCE COMMISSION. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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