Mehetiʻa
Native name: Mehetiʻa | |
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Coastal view of Osnaburg Island, now Mehetia | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 17°52′S 148°04′W / 17.867°S 148.067°W |
| Archipelago | Society Islands |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands | Mehetia |
| Area | 2.3 km2 (0.89 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 435 m (1427 ft) |
| Highest point | Mont Fareura |
| Administration | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Windward Islands |
| Commune | Taiarapu-Est |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
| Mont Fareura | |
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NASA Geocover 2000 image | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Prominence | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Coordinates | 17°52′S 148°4′W / 17.867°S 148.067°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Society Islands |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
Mehetiʻa or Meʻetiʻa is a volcanic island in the Windward Islands, in the east of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is a very young active stratovolcano 110 kilometres (68 mi) east of the Taiarapu Peninsula of Tahiti. It belongs to the Teahitiʻa-Mehetia hotspot.
The island has an area of 2.3 square kilometres (0.89 sq mi) and its highest point is 435 metres (1,427 ft). The peak is a well-defined volcanic crater. In 1981 the island was the centre of earthquakes.