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île aux Cochons

Cochons, Ile aux

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 775m
Last eruption: Unknown

île aux Cochons — Photo: NASA applied sciences directorate, Stennis Space Center · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Type: Stratovolcano
Country: France
Region: Somalian & Antarctic / Crozet Hotspot Volcano Group
Elevation: 775m
Coordinates: -46.100, 50.230
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform: Composite
Major rock type: Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

The 8 x 10 km Ile aux Cochons, at the W end of the Crozet Islands, is a single stratovolcano with a small summit caldera and more than 60 scoria cones.

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From Wikipedia

Île aux Cochons, or Pig Island, is an uninhabited island in the subantarctic Crozet Archipelago. With an area of 67 km2 (26 sq mi) it is the third largest island of the group. Administratively, it is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

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Eruption history

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