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Traitor's Head
Stratovolcano · 817 m · Vanuatu
Traitor's Head sits on the New Hebrides Plate, in a subduction zone. 2 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1881.
- Elevation
- 817 m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone
- Dominant Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Plate
- New Hebrides Plate
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Last Eruption
- 1881
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 2
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 0
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Uncertain Date
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata