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Île Amsterdam

Amsterdam Island

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 881m
Last eruption: Unknown

Île Amsterdam — Photo: NASA ASTER volcano archive jpl · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Type: Stratovolcano
Country: France
Region: Somalian & Antarctic / Amsterdam-St. Paul Hotspot Volcano Group
Elevation: 881m
Coordinates: -37.830, 77.520
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform: Composite
Major rock type: Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

The elliptical 7 x 10 km Amsterdam Island is the northernmost subaerial volcano on the Antarctic Plate.

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From Wikipedia

Île Amsterdam, also known as Amsterdam Island or New Amsterdam, is an island of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the southern Indian Ocean that together with neighbouring Île Saint-Paul 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the south forms one of the five districts of the territory.

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Eruption history

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Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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