~130# volcanoes along the ~3000km Sunda Arc where the Australia Plate subducts below the Asian Plate. 76# volcanoes that erupted 1171# times in historical times 16# operating geothermal power plants w/ 1877MW Geothermal potential across ~300# sites ~40% of the world’s potential geothermal w/ ~28GW
Monthly Archives: December 2025
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The geology of Fiji and its evolution as a volcanic island arc chain are very complex. Originally in-line (Vityaz Arc) and connected with the Vanuatu volcanic island arc chain, there was a complex polarity reversal and separation event (Ontong Java Plateau collision with Solomon Islands and subduction of Samoan seamounts […]