St. Paul Volcano
Updated: 12. Mai 2024 10:58 GMT -
Stratovolcano 268 m / 879 ft
France, Southern Indian Ocean, -38.72°S / 77.53°E
Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 5)
France, Southern Indian Ocean, -38.72°S / 77.53°E
Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 5)
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Ausbrüche des St. Paul: 1793
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Beschreibung
The uninhabited triangular island of St. Paul is located near the axis of the East Indian Ocean Ridge, 80 km south of Amsterdam Island. St. Paul is composed of a older tuff cone surmounted by a basaltic stratovolcano with a 1.8-km-wide caldera. The entire NE half of the volcano was submerged following collapse along a NW-trending fault. This breached the central caldera, leaving an 80-m-deep bay connected to the ocean by a narrow channel only a few meters deep. Geothermal areas are located near the 268-m-high caldera rim and along the margins of the caldera bay. The only recorded historical eruption took place in 1793 from a vent on the lower SW flank.---
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St. Paul Volcano Photos
Claude, Olivier und Paul beim Betrachten des Lavasees (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
...während Paul sich nicht um die Dämpfe kümmert. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Paul fotografiert den Ausbruch (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Paulus am antiken Eingang der Akropolis Paliokastro in Vathy auf der Halbinsel Methana. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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