The island is uninhabited. A population was eradicated when the volcano erupted around 1840 and pyroclastic flows swept all sides of the island. In 1951, polynesians from Nukapu and Nupani settled on the island, which reached a peak population of 130, before it had to be evacuated with the 1971 eruption. The village of Temateneni was on the southeast coast. In the late 1980s, two families (fewer than 10 people) from Nupani made another attempt at settlement.
The first recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Álvaro de Mendaña on 7 September 1595, when sailing towards Nendo Island where they stayed for several weeks. The volcano was described as lofty, with a well shaped peak, and a circumference of around 3 leagues (6.6km).[1][2]
There is a brief reference in the Melbourne Age newspaper of 10 November 1868 of the journey of the barque Tycoon, a ship carrying tea from Foo Chow Foo to Melbourne for the Joshua Brothers. The ship, it states, "... passed Volcano Island, one of the South (Santa) Cruz Group, on the 17th of October (1868). It was then in active operation, vomiting forth immense volumes of fire and smoke."
tinakula, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2013, lear. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tinakula news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tinakula is a conical stratovolcano which forms an island north of Nendo in Temotu Province Solomon Islands It lies at the north end of the Santa Cruz Islands It is about 3 5 kilometres 2 miles wide and rises 851 metres 2 792 feet above sea level rising three to four kilometres 1 9 to 2 5 miles from the sea floor The volcano was first recorded in eruption in 1595 when Alvaro de Mendana sailed past it TinakulaNASA picture of Tinakula spewing ashes 2012 Highest pointElevation851 m 2 792 ft Coordinates10 23 S 165 48 E 10 383 S 165 800 E 10 383 165 800 Coordinates 10 23 S 165 48 E 10 383 S 165 800 E 10 383 165 800GeographyTinakulaSolomon IslandsGeologyMountain typeStratovolcanoVolcanic arc beltBougainville amp Solomon Is Last eruption2021 Contents 1 History and occupation 2 See also 3 References and sources 4 External linksHistory and occupation EditThe island is uninhabited A population was eradicated when the volcano erupted around 1840 and pyroclastic flows swept all sides of the island In 1951 polynesians from Nukapu and Nupani settled on the island which reached a peak population of 130 before it had to be evacuated with the 1971 eruption The village of Temateneni was on the southeast coast In the late 1980s two families fewer than 10 people from Nupani made another attempt at settlement The first recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Alvaro de Mendana on 7 September 1595 when sailing towards Nendo Island where they stayed for several weeks The volcano was described as lofty with a well shaped peak and a circumference of around 3 leagues 6 6km 1 2 There is a brief reference in the Melbourne Age newspaper of 10 November 1868 of the journey of the barque Tycoon a ship carrying tea from Foo Chow Foo to Melbourne for the Joshua Brothers The ship it states passed Volcano Island one of the South Santa Cruz Group on the 17th of October 1868 It was then in active operation vomiting forth immense volumes of fire and smoke See also Edit Islands portalList of volcanoes in the Solomon Islands List of islands Desert islandReferences and sources EditReferences Sharp Andrew The discovery of the Pacific Islands Oxford 1960 pp 52 Brand Donald D The Pacific Basin A History of its Geographical Explorations The American Geographical Society New York 1967 p 136 Sources Tinakula Global Volcanism Program Smithsonian Institution External links EditTinakula featured on Solomon Islands stamps Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tinakula amp oldid 1094887148, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
