France · Shield volcano
Grande-Terre
Mayotte
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 660m
- Last eruption
- -2050
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- France
- Region
- Somalian & Antarctic / Madagascar-Comoros Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 660m
- Coordinates
- -12.830, 45.170
- Last eruption
- -2050
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Mayotte, located in the Mozambique Channel between the northern tip of Madagascar and the eastern coast of Africa, consists two main volcanic islands, Grande Terre and Petite Terre, and roughly twenty islets within a barrier-reef lagoon complex (Zinke et al., 2005; Pelleter et al., 2014).
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
From Wikipedia
Grande-Terre is the main island of the French overseas region of Mayotte. The island is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique. Spread across an area of 363 km2 (140 sq mi), it is part of the Comoros archipelago.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA · Read full article →
Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 4050 BCE (±500 yrs) – 2050 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 2050 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate2050 BCE – end unknown
- 3550 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate3550 BCE – end unknown
- 4050 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate4050 BCE – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
External links
⚠ For reference only. Not for emergency response.