France · Stratovolcano
île de la Possession
Possession, Ile de la
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 934m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- France
- Region
- Somalian & Antarctic / Crozet Hotspot Volcano Group
- Elevation
- 934m
- Coordinates
- -46.420, 51.750
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Île de la Possession, located immediately W of Ile de l'Est in the Crozet archipelago, consists of a stratovolcano intruded by ring and cone dikes and modified by block faulting, marine erosion, and uplift.
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From Wikipedia
Île de la Possession, or Possession Island, formerly Île de la Prise de Possession, is part of the Subantarctic Crozet Archipelago. Administratively, it is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. It is in the eastern group of the archipelago, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Île de l'Est. The highest point is at Pic du Mascarin in the southern central part of the island at 828 metres (2,717 ft), rising above Lac Perdu.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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