Dominica · Stratovolcano

Morne Diablotins

Diablotins, Morne

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 1430m
Last eruption: Unknown

Morne Diablotins — Photo: Lee Siebert, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Type: Stratovolcano
Country: Dominica
Region: Middle America & Caribbean / Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc
Elevation: 1430m
Coordinates: 15.503, -61.397
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform: Composite
Major rock type: Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Morne Diablotins, in northern Dominica, is the largest and highest on the island. A complex of at least five coalescing lava domes forms the broad summit, and other domes are found to the SE.

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From Wikipedia

Morne Diablotins is the highest mountain on the Caribbean island of Dominica, and the island's largest and highest volcano. It is the second highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles. Its summit is 1,447 m above sea level. It last erupted c. 30,000 years ago.

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Eruption history

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