Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-12405

The main 7 x 14 km Uvea Island and 22 smaller islands that make up Wallis Islands are surrounded by a reef reaching approximately 18 km across (E-W), seen here in this 29 August 2018 Sentinel-2 satellite image. The island contains lava flows, craters, and scoria cones, with some craters containing lakes. Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2018.

The main 7 x 14 km Uvea Island and 22 smaller islands that make up Wallis Islands are surrounded by a reef reaching approximately 18 km across (E-W), seen here in this 29 August 2018 Sentinel-2 satellite image. The island contains lava flows, craters, and scoria cones, with some craters containing lakes.

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2018.

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