United States · Stratovolcano
NW Eifuku
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1535m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- Unknown
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- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Mariana Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1535m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- 21.485, 144.043
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
NW Eifuku is a small submarine volcano that exhibits vigorous thermal activity. The summit of the basaltic-to-andesitic volcano lies 1,535 m below the ocean surface; the seamount lies at the NW end of a 25-km-long chain of submarine volcanoes that includes Eifuku and Daikoko.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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External links
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