Mount Tohivea

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Mount Tohivea
View of Mount Tohivea from the south
Highest point
Elevation1,207 m (3,960 ft)[1]
Prominence1,207 m (3,960 ft)
ListingMountains of French Polynesia
Coordinates17°33′03″S 149°49′20″W / 17.5509115°S 149.8221939°W / -17.5509115; -149.8221939[2]
Geography
Mount Tohivea is located in Pacific Ocean
Mount Tohivea
Mount Tohivea
Location of Mount Tohivea in the Pacific Ocean
Map
LocationMoorea, French Polynesia
Geology
Volcanic zoneSociety hotspot[3]

Mount Tohivea (or Tohiea) is the highest point on the island of Mo'orea in French Polynesia at 1,207 metres (3,960 ft). The mountain is about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) south of the settlement of Pao Pao, and is easily visible from the west coast of nearby Tahiti, approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) to the east.

Mount Tohivea, along with the adjacent peaks of Mouaroa and Mouaputa, is the remnant of the eroded crater rim of an extinct shield volcano.[4] This volcano built Mo'orea between 1.9 and 1.5 million years ago,[5][6] the result of geological activity from the Society Hotspot.[3]

Hiking trails on the mountain offer views north to Cook's and Opunohu bays, and east to Tahiti.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "World Ribus – Polynesia". World Ribus. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  2. ^ "Open Street Maps". Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  3. ^ a b Neall, V.E.; Trewick, S.A. (2008). "The age and origin of the Pacific islands: A geological overview". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B. 363 (1508): 3293–3308. doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0119. PMC 2607379. PMID 18768382.
  4. ^ Tahiti and French Polynesia (1st ed.). New York: Fodor, Random House. 2009. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4000-0683-0.
  5. ^ Guillou, H.; Biais, S.; Guille, G.; Maury, R. C.; Le Dez, A.; Cotten, J. (1998). ""Age (K-Ar) and duration of the subaerial build-up of Moorea, Raiatea and Maupiti (Society Islands, French Polynesia)"" (PDF). Géologie de la France (in French). 3: 29–36. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. ^ Uto, K.; Yamamoto, Y.; Sudo, M.; Uchiumi, S.; Ishizuka, O.; Kogiso, T.; Tsunakawa, H. (2007). "New K-Ar ages of the Society Islands, French Polynesia, and implications for the Society hotspot feature" (PDF). The Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences. 59 (7): 879–885. Bibcode:2007EP&S...59..879U. doi:10.1186/BF03352750. S2CID 55198201. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Mount Tohivea". CitySeeker. Retrieved 18 December 2022.


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