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submarine volcano Submarine volcanoes are underwater vents or fissures in the Earth's surface from which magma can erupt. Many submarine volcanoes are located near areas of tectonic plate formation, known as mid-ocean ridges. The volcanoes at mid-ocean ridges ...

French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of Frenc ...

, located between the island of

Mehetia Meheti'a or Me'eti'a is a volcanic island in the Windward Islands, in the east of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. This island is a very young active stratovolcano east of the Taiarapu Peninsula of Tahiti. It belongs to the Teahiti'a-M ...

and the

Teahitia Teahitia ("Standing Fire") is a submarine volcano, located northeast of the southeast tip of Tahiti of the Society Islands in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends ...

seamount. The volcano's summit is 2515m below sealevel. It has erupted in March 1966, September 1971, and July 1972. The volcano was first located in 1976 using seismograph records, and its existence confirmed by a bathymetric survey. In 2011 and 2013, seismic records suggested shallow magma outpouring from the volcano.

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