Taiwan · Stratovolcano
Guishan Island
Kueishantao
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 361m
- Last eruption
- 1853
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Taiwan
- Region
- Western Pacific / Ryukyu Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 361m
- Coordinates
- 24.841, 121.953
- Last eruption
- 1853
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Kueishantao Island, the southernmost of five small volcanic islands off the NE coast of Taiwan, is also known as Guieshan Island and "Turtle Mountain Island" due to its profile as seen from some points on Taiwan.
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From Wikipedia
Ku-suann-tó (Taiwanese)／Guishan Island / Gueishan Island or Steep Island or Turtle Island, also known as Kweishan Island or Kueishan Island, is an island in the Philippine Sea, part of Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan and located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) east of port of Kengfang Fishery Harbor. The island's name is derived from the resemblance of the topography of the island to that of a turtle. The island is a dormant volcano that last erupted in 1785.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1785 (±10 yrs) – 1853
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1853)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 1853VEI 2Observed1853-10-29 – 1853-11-16
- 1785 (±10 yrs)VEI 0Observed1785 – end unknown
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