Ecuador · Shield volcano
Genovesa Island
Genovesa
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 64m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
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- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- Eastern Pacific / Northern Galapagos Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 64m
- Coordinates
- 0.320, -89.958
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The small, very low island of Genovesa is the top of a shield volcano. The surface of a summit crater lake is near sea level.
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From Wikipedia
Genovesa Island, also known as Tower Island, is a shield volcano in the Galápagos Islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The island occupies about 14 km2 (5 sq mi), and its maximum elevation is 64 m (210 ft). The horse-shoe shaped island has a volcanic caldera whose wall has collapsed, forming the Great Darwin Bay, surrounded by cliffs. The saltwater Lake Arcturus lies in the middle, and sediment within this crater lake is less than 6,000 years old. Although no historical eruptions are known from Genovesa, there are very young lava flows on the flanks of the volcano.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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