Mount Ronui Explained

Mount Ronui
Location:Tahiti
Coordinates:-17.8228°N -149.2154°W
Last Eruption:Unknown

Mount Ronui (also Roniu, Roonui and Rooniu) is a shield volcano of 1332m (or 1321m[1]) in Tahiti Iti, which is the south-eastern part of Tahiti in French Polynesia in the south Pacific. It is one of the principal peaks on the island and the highest in Tahiti Iti.[2]

It is one of three volcanoes to which the formation of Tahiti is attributed.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tahiti. Arcipelago delle Società l'isola de Tahiti. Italian. Isole della Società. 2008-01-29.
  2. Book: Tahiti & French Polynesia. registration. Hilary Rodgers. Tony Wheeler, Jean-Bernard Carillet. Lonely Planet. 2003. 1-74059-229-8.
  3. Web site: Tahiti Background: Geography. Island Hopping from Shore to Shore: A Student Travel Guide to the South Pacific. Simon Fraser University. 2008-01-29.

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