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Pico volcanostratovolcano, lavadome 2351 m
Azores, Portugal, 38.47°N / -28.4°W Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) Pico webcams / live data [hide map] [enlarge map]
Typical eruption style: Explosive
Pico volcano eruptions: 1718 A.D. Pico Volcano Photos Last earthquakes nearby:
Background:Pico is superimposed on an older linear volcano with numerous flank cones that forms most of the 48-km-long island. The conical, dominantly basaltic Pico volcano is capped by a 500-m-wide summit crater that is overtopped by a small steep-sided cone. Historical eruptions have been restricted to the flanks of Pico volcano and to the SE-trending rift zone, which is dotted by pyroclastic cones. An eruption during 1562-64 from the SE rift zone produced lava flows that reached the northern coast. An eruption from a nearby vent issued lava flows that traveled into the sea on the southern side of the island. A flank eruption from Pico in 1718 fed lava flows that reached both coasts.----------------------- Source: Smithsonian GVP Pico Photos:
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