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Vanuatu · Estratovolcán

North Vate

Nguna-Emau

Tipo
Estratovolcán
Altitud
589 m
Última erupción
Desconocido
Nguna Island, along with Pele and Emau Islands, lie north of Efate Island (also known as Vate). Submarine calderas of varying dimensions have been hypothesized to occur in the North Vate area, and late-Pleistocene to Holocene eruptions have constructed cones with well-preserved craters.
Nguna Island, along with Pele and Emau Islands, lie north of Efate Island (also known as Vate). Submarine calderas of varying dimensions have been hypothesized to occur in the North Vate area, and late-Pleistocene to Holocene eruptions have constructed cones with well-preserved craters. · Foto: Photo by Karoly Nemeth (Massey University).
Tipo
Estratovolcán
País
Vanuatu
Región
Pacífico Suroccidental / Vanuatu Volcanic Arc
Altitud
589 m
Coordenadas
-17.452, 168.353
Última erupción
Desconocido
Contexto tectónico
Zona de subducción / Corteza intermedia (15-25 km)
Forma volcánica
Compuesto
Roca principal
Basalto / Picrobasalto

Resumen geológico

Original en inglés

The islands of Nguna, Pele, and Emau (or Emao), north of Efaté Island (also known as Vate), have been variously mapped as Pleistocene and Pleistocene to Holocene.

Extracto del Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Leer el resumen completo en el GVP →

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