Banua Wuhu

Banua Wuhu submarine volcano rises more than 400 m from the sea floor in the Sangihe Islands of Indonesia. Historical records show that several ephemeral islands were formed and disappeared. A 90 m high of island was formed in 1835, but then dwindled to only a few rocks in 1848. A new island was reportedly formed in 1889 and it was 50 m high in 1894. Another new island was formed in 1919 but then disappeared by 1935.

Mount Banua the southwest there Wuhu P. Which has broad Mahengetang approximately 1 km2, the population living on this island was not recorded with certainty, generally only the fishermen and coconut plantation managers. The population of the region occupies only a little flat, even former old crater rather flat used as a place of settlement. Kemmerling (May 1921) says that P. Mahengetang in the east is a small village with a population of 200 souls who may at any time move to another place, but after 81 years if the village is at the moment is the more populous township residents no longer resident data that can be created as a reference . Resource Inventory Gunungapi Because of this volcano is underwater volcanic eruption explosive when wet regions will peak, so that this volcano occasionally appear on the surface and sometimes do not appear on the surface of the sea. Volcanic resources contained in this volcano can say no. When it appears on the volcanic surface composed by lava flows that ran into the sea, the resources of this volcanic material in the form of igneous building. Tourism Tourist objects that can be developed in this volcano did not exist. When you enable a tourist attraction that volcanic eruptions can be seen from P. Mahengetang located east of the underwater volcanic Banua Wuhu.