Vietnam · Volcanic field
Ile des Cendres
Cendres, Ile des
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 20m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- 1923
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Eastern Asia / Southeast Asia Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 20m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- 10.158, 109.014
- Last eruption
- 1923
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The Ile des Cendres group of submarine volcanoes off the SE coast of Vietnam includes two submarine cones that built ephemeral islands during an eruption in 1923 and two submarine lava cones of uncertain age.
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From Wikipedia
Ile des Cendres is a group of submarine volcanoes located off the southeast coast of Vietnam, 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Phan Thiết. Volcanoes in this group are characterized by a width of between 1–1.2 kilometres (0.62–0.75 mi) and a height between 60–70 metres (200–230 ft).
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1923 – 1923
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1923)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1923VEI 2Observed1923-03-02 – 1923-05-13
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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