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Volcanoes of Hawaii and the Pacific Ocean

Volcano List

The Global Volcanism Program database for Volcanoes of Hawaii and the Pacific Ocean currently contains 34 Holocene volcanoes, sorted below in geographical (volcano number) order. Descriptions of the various "Volcano Type" and "Volcano Status" designations can be found on the Volcano Data Criteria page.

Photo Volcano Name Volcano Type Volcano Status Location

ENDEAVOUR RIDGE Photo ENDEAVOUR RIDGE Submarine volcano Uranium-series Juan de Fuca Ridge
  COBB SEGMENT Submarine volcano Uranium-series Juan de Fuca Ridge
COAXIAL SEGMENT Photo COAXIAL SEGMENT Submarine volcano Historical Juan de Fuca Ridge
AXIAL SEAMOUNT Photo AXIAL SEAMOUNT Submarine volcano Historical Juan de Fuca Ridge
CLEFT SEGMENT Photo CLEFT SEGMENT Submarine volcano Historical Juan de Fuca Ridge
NORTH GORDA RIDGE Photo NORTH GORDA RIDGE Submarine volcano Historical Gorda Ridge
ESCANABA SEGMENT Photo ESCANABA SEGMENT Submarine volcano Uranium-series Gorda Ridge
  UNNAMED Submarine volcano ? Uncertain Northeastern Pacific Ocean
LOIHI Photo LOIHI Submarine volcano Historical Hawaii (USA)
KILAUEA Photo KILAUEA Shield volcano Historical Hawaii (USA)
MAUNA LOA Photo MAUNA LOA Shield volcano Historical Hawaii (USA)
MAUNA KEA Photo MAUNA KEA Shield volcano Radiocarbon Hawaii (USA)
HUALALAI Photo HUALALAI Shield volcano Historical Hawaii (USA)
HALEAKALA Photo HALEAKALA Shield volcano Anthropology Hawaii (USA)
  UNNAMED Submarine volcano ? Uncertain Hawaii (USA)
  UNNAMED Submarine volcano Historical Hawaii (USA)
  TEAHITIA Submarine volcano Seismicity Society Islands
  ROCARD Submarine volcano Seismicity Society Islands
  MOUA PIHAA Submarine volcano Seismicity Society Islands
MEHETIA Photo MEHETIA Stratovolcano Anthropology Society Islands
  ADAMS SEAMOUNT Submarine volcano Potassium-Argon Central Pacific Ocean
  MACDONALD Submarine volcano Historical Austral Islands
  NORTHERN EPR-SEGMENT RO2 Submarine volcano Magnetism East Pacific Rise
  NORTHERN EPR-SEGMENT RO3 Submarine volcano Magnetism East Pacific Rise
UNNAMED Photo UNNAMED Submarine volcano Historical East Pacific Rise
UNNAMED Photo UNNAMED Submarine volcano Historical East Pacific Rise
GALAPAGOS RIFT Photo GALAPAGOS RIFT Submarine volcano Historical Eastern Pacific Ocean
  UNNAMED Submarine volcano Historical East Pacifc Rise
SOUTHERN EPR-SEGMENT K Photo SOUTHERN EPR-SEGMENT K Submarine volcano Historical East Pacifc Rise
SOUTHERN EPR-SEGMENT J Photo SOUTHERN EPR-SEGMENT J Submarine volcano Magnetism East Pacifc Rise
SOUTHERN EPR-SEGMENT I Photo SOUTHERN EPR-SEGMENT I Submarine volcano Magnetism East Pacifc Rise
ANTIPODES ISLAND Photo ANTIPODES ISLAND Pyroclastic cones Holocene? Southern Pacific Ocean
  UNNAMED Submarine volcano Uncertain Southern Pacific Ocean
  UNNAMED Submarine volcano Uncertain Southern Pacific Ocean

The following locations in this region are not related to known Holocene volcanoes, but have been the subject of a report in the Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network:

West Valley Segment - Juan de Fuca Ridge

Blanco Transform Fault Zone

Jackson Segment - Gorda Ridge


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