United States · Shield volcano
Saint Paul Island
St. Paul Island
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 203m
- Last eruption
- -1280
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America / Northern Alaska-Bering Sea Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 203m
- Coordinates
- 57.167, -170.213
- Last eruption
- -1280
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite
Geological summary
The largest of the Pribilof Islands, St. Paul contains numerous young cinder cones. It consists of a 110 km2 area of coalescing small basaltic-to-trachybasaltic shield volcanoes capped by cinder cones.
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From Wikipedia
Summary of the Wikipedia article “St. Paul, Alaska”
St. Paul is a city in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is the main settlement of Saint Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands, an archipelago in the Bering Sea. The population was 413 at the 2020 census, down from 479 in 2010.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 1280 BCE (±40 yrs) – 1280 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1943VEI ?Method not stated1943-07-02 – end unknownSeveral km SW of St. Paul
- 1280 BCE (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1280 BCE – end unknownWest side (Fox Hill)
Nearby volcanoes
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