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Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcano map

A massive underwater volcano lies next to the Hunga-Ha’apai and Hunga-Tonga islands.

Rights: Professor Shane Cronin

Published: 17 January 2022Size: 84.73 KB

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