Mexico · Shield volcano

Isla Tortuga

Tortuga, Isla

Type: Shield volcano
Elevation: 224m
Last eruption: Unknown

Isla Tortuga — Photo: Marjorie Summers, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Type: Shield volcano
Country: Mexico
Region: Eastern Pacific / Gulf of California Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation: 224m
Coordinates: 27.438, -111.881
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Shield
Major rock type: Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

A youthful shield volcano forms Isla Tortuga, which lies in the Gulf of California, 40 km off the Baja coast.

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From Wikipedia

Isla Tortuga is an island in the Gulf of California, created relatively recently in geologic terms by the volcanism associated with the East Pacific Rise. It lies east-northeast of the city of Santa Rosalía, in Mulegé Municipality. It has a surface area of 11.374 km2.

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Eruption history

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