Italy · Stratovolcano
Lipari
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 590m
- Last eruption
- 1230
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- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Europe / Aeolian Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 590m
- Coordinates
- 38.490, 14.933
- Last eruption
- 1230
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Rhyolite
Geological summary
Lipari, the largest of the Aeolian Islands, is located immediately north of Vulcano Island. The irregular-shaped island contains numerous small stratovolcanoes, craters, and lava domes on a basement of submarine volcanic deposits.
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From Wikipedia
Lipari is the largest of the seven Aeolian Islands, located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the northern coast of the Sicily in southern Italy, and a comune (municipality) including six of them ; it is administratively part of Metropolitan City of Messina. It has 12,794 permanent residents, but during the May to September tourist season, the total population may reach up to 20,000. It is also the name of the biggest island in the archipelago, where the main urban area of the municipality is located.
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 5820 BCE (±75 yrs) – 1230
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 1230 (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1230 – end unknownPelato (Forgia Vecchia, Rocche Rossi)
- 780 (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate780 – end unknownMonte Pelato
- 5820 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate5820 BCE – end unknownGabellotto-Fiumebianco
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