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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}} |
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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| 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 |
| Geography | |
| 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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