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Bolaven Plateau volcano

Fissure vent(s) 1350 m / 4429 ft
Laos, 15.14°N / 106.45°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Bolaven Plateau volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene) No recent earthquakes
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation

Background:

Basalt dated at 1.10 +/- 0.9 million years ago (Whitford-Stark 1987).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information


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