Nabukelevu

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Nabukelevu, also known as Mt. Washington, is a potentially active lava-dome volcano on the southwest edge of Kadavu Island in Fiji. It rises about 805 meters (2,641 feet) high and last erupted around 1660. The mountain has formed lava domes and is the only area in western Kadavu with large, undisturbed old-growth forest. A surrounding 2,900-hectare area is designated the Nabukelevu Important Bird Area, protecting species such as the vulnerable Collared Petrel and Crimson shining parrot, and the near-threatened Whistling Fruit Dove and Kadavu Fantail. The breeding site of the Collared Petrel and the mountain’s landscape contribute to Fiji’s biodiversity.

Geology: Nabukelevu is the youngest volcano in a long chain of volcanic islands linked to an old subduction zone. In the Holocene period it erupted four times, dating to about 246 BCE, 318 CE, 1224 CE, and 1630 CE. These eruptions produced ash clouds and hot flows of rock. There is also evidence of large debris avalanches, moving between 10 and 100 million cubic meters of material. Coordinates: 19°07′S 177°59′E.