Rurutu

sopka (bez známé erupce za posledních ~12 000 let), France, Southern Pacific Volcanic Regions

Kde

France, Southern Pacific Volcanic Regions

Typ (GVP)

Shield

Nadmořská výška

394 m

Poloha

-22,450°, -151,350°

Rurutu is an eroded shield volcano in the Austral (Tubuai) Islands capped by later Pleistocene lava flows that reached the sea through gaps in the fringing coral reef. The younger volcanics are Potassium-Argon dated from 1.85-1.05 million years ago (Duncan and McDougall, 1976).

Text: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.

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