Ecuador · Shield volcano
Volcán Darwin
Darwin
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 1330m
- Last eruption
- 1813
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- Eastern Pacific / Galapagos Hotspot Volcano Group
- Elevation
- 1330m
- Coordinates
- -0.180, -91.280
- Last eruption
- 1813
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Volcán Darwin, named after the renowned naturalist, contains a symmetrical 5-km-wide, 200-m-deep summit caldera whose floor is nearly covered by youthful lava flows.
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From Wikipedia
Volcán Darwin is a large shield volcano on Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands. It was named after the naturalist Charles Darwin and is located between Volcán Wolf and Volcán Alcedo; part of the World Heritage Site designated area. The volcano last erupted in 1813 and it features a caldera measuring 5 km (3.1 mi) across and 200 m (660 ft) deep. Along the western slopes are two pyroclastic cones, called Tagus and Beagle cones. The walls of Tagus Cone is partially breached and flooded, forming a cove. Tagus Cove is a popular tourist destination and was historically important for whalers. Charles Darwin's ship, HMS Beagle also anchored in this cove.
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 210 (±500 yrs) – 1813
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1813)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 1813VEI 2Observed1813-06-06 – 1813-06-07Volcano Uncertain: more likely Darwin than Wolf, Alcedo
- 1150 (±300 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate1150 – end unknown
- 210 (±500 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate210 – end unknown
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