Tafua-upolu

Tafua-upolu
Tafua-upolu
Map of Samoa
Highest point
Elevation660 m (2,170 ft)
Prominence300 m (980 ft)
Coordinates13°52′39.73″S 171°57′47.54″W / 13.8777028°S 171.9632056°W / -13.8777028; -171.9632056

Tafua-upolu is an active cinder cone in the Aʻana district of the island of Upolu in Samoa. The name tafua is derived from the Tongan tofua (fire-mountain or volcano). Radiocarbon dating suggests it last erupted between 1300 and 1395 CE.

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