Ecuador · Shield volcano
Volcán Ecuador
Ecuador
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 790m
- Last eruption
- 1150
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- Eastern Pacific / Galapagos Hotspot Volcano Group
- Elevation
- 790m
- Coordinates
- -0.020, -91.546
- Last eruption
- 1150
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Volcán Ecuador straddles the equator at the NW end of Isabela Island. The western side of the volcano, the smallest of the six large shield volcanoes on the island, is broadly breached by edifice collapse, and youthful lava flows cover much of the caldera floor.
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From Wikipedia
Volcán Ecuador, also known as Cape Berkeley Volcano, is the smallest of the six shield volcanoes on Isabela Island, one of the Galápagos Islands, with an elevation of 790 m (2,590 ft). It is situated in the west of the Galapagos, straddling the equator, and is the northwestern most point of Isabela Island.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1150 – 1150
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 0 (1150)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 1150VEI 0Geological estimate1150 – end unknown
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