Brava Volcano
Updated: 25 avril. 2024 15:46 GMT -
Stratovolcano 900 m / 2,953 ft
Cape Verde, 14.85°N / -24.72°W
Condition actuelle: en vigilance - niveau agité (2 sur 5)
Cape Verde, 14.85°N / -24.72°W
Condition actuelle: en vigilance - niveau agité (2 sur 5)
Last update: 30 nov. 2023 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)
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Eruptions du volcan Brava: unknown, no recent eruptions
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Introduction
Brava Island, 20 km west of Fogo, is the westernmost of the southern Cape Verde islands. The 10-km-wide island contains 15 morphologically youthful craters located along two or three lineaments intersecting along the crest of the island. The youthfulness of the craters and numerous minor earthquakes in recent years indicate that a significant volcanic hazard still exists (Wolff and Turbeville, 1985). Most of the younger eruptions originated from the interaction of phonolitic magmas with a large groundwater reservoir contained within an older volcanic series characterized by thick welded ignimbrites and block-and-ash flow deposits. Carbonatitic lavas are also found on Brava.---
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