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Western Pacific Candidates
- When
- 1808
- Where
- South-western Pacific Ocean
The south-western Pacific Ocean between Indonesia and Tonga is identified as a likely area for the mystery eruption.
This region contains candidate volcanoes and had little reporting at the time. The area is in the tropics to the west of Colombia and Peru, aligning with the observed climatic effects and the timing of the event.
Sources
- 1808 mystery eruption Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-10
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