Gaua or Mt. Gharat on Santa Maria Island is a stratovolcano
rising 9,000 ft above sea-level.
The volcano has erupted over a dozen times since 1963,
the strongest being of VEI 3 in 1965.
It was experiencing strong fumarolic activity in 1996
Stamp on left below shows entire archipelago, that on right,
the Banks Islands.
The stamp below was issued October 23rd, 1998.
Stamps courtesy of Sheryll Oswald
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