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Banua Wuhu is a submarine volcano that rises more than from the sea floor in the
Banua Wuhu is a submarine volcano that rises more than from the sea floor in the Sangihe Islands
The Sangihe Islands (also spelled "Sangir", "Sanghir" or "Sangi") – id, Kepulauan Sangihe – are a group of islands which constitute two regencies within the province of North Sulawesi, in northern Indonesia, the Sangihe Islands Rege ...
of Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. Historical records show that several ephemeral
Ephemerality (from the Greek word , meaning 'lasting only one day') is the concept of things being transitory, existing only briefly. Academically, the term ephemeral constitutionally describes a diverse assortment of things and experiences, fr ...
islands were formed and disappeared. A high island was formed in 1835, but then dwindled to only a few rocks in 1848. A new island was reportedly formed in 1889 and it was high in 1894. Another new island was formed in 1919 but then disappeared by 1935.
See also
*List of volcanoes in Indonesia
The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate. Some of the volcanoes are notable for their eruptions, for instance, Krakatoa for its globa ...
References
Active volcanoes of Indonesia Submarine volcanoes of Indonesia New islands Ephemeral islands Former islands from the last glacial maximum Seamounts of the Celebes Sea {{NSulawesi-geo-stub