Portugal · Fissure vent
Monaco Bank
- Type
- Fissure vent
- Elevation
- 197m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- 1911
- Type
- Fissure vent
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Atlantic Ocean / Azores-Terceira Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 197m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -25.880
- Last eruption
- 1911
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- No data
Geological summary
Monaco Bank is a submarine volcano constructed along a NW-SE-trending fissure 20 km S of the western tip of Sao Miguel Island. The linear volcano is located along regional tectonic trends connecting Sete Cidades volcano with Santa María Island, SE of Monaco Bank. The summit rises to within about 200 m of the ocean surface. Submarine eruptions took place during 1911 and 1907, when a submarine cable was ruptured.
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Monaco Bank is a submarine volcano in the Azores, which last erupted in 1911.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossarySummary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1911VEI 1Observed1911-03-07 – end unknown
- 1907VEI 0Observed1907-04-01 – end unknown
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