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Bolaven Plateau volcano

Updated: Aug 17, 2022 21:58 GMT - Refresh

Fissure vent(s) 1350 m / 4429 ft
Laos, 15.14°N / 106.45°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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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)
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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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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