Protector Shoal volcan
Submarine volcano -27 m / - 89 ft
United Kingdom, South Sandwich Is, -55.92°S / -28.08°W
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)
United Kingdom, South Sandwich Is, -55.92°S / -28.08°W
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)
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Eruptions du volcan Protector Shoal: 1962
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Heure | Mag. / Profondeur | Distance | Location | |
| Tue, 23 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 tremblement de terre) | ||||
| 23 févr. 2021 03:19 (GMT -2) (23 Feb 2021 05:19:32 GMT) | 5.3 56 km - Plus | 42 km | South Atlantic Ocean, Géorgie du Sud et îles Sandwich du Sud | |
Introduction
Protector Shoal seamount, located 56 km NW of Zavodovski Island, forms the northernmost volcano of the arcuate South Sandwich Islands. The broad, gently sloping cone rises from a depth of 1200 m to within 27 m of the sea surface. The submarine volcano has a gentle gradient to the north, but is steeper on the south side. At least two satellitic cones are present. Large amounts of rhyolitic pumice, first detected by the Royal Navy Ice Patrol Vessel H.M.S. Protector, were ejected during its only recorded eruption in 1962 and formed an extensive pumice raft which drifted as far as New Zealand.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
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