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île de l'Est

Est, Ile de l'

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 1090m
Last eruption: Unknown

île de l'Est — Photo: Dimitri Damasceno from Bruxelles, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Type: Stratovolcano
Country: France
Region: Somalian & Antarctic / Crozet Hotspot Volcano Group
Elevation: 1090m
Coordinates: -46.430, 52.200
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform: Composite
Major rock type: Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

Ile de l'Est, the easternmost island in the Crozet archipelago, is a glacially eroded basaltic stratovolcano.

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From Wikipedia

Île de l'Est, or East Island, is a part of the subantarctic archipelago of the Crozet Islands. With an area of 130 km2 (50 sq mi) it is the second largest island of the group. It is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

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Eruption history

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