Inaccessible Island volcano
Updated: Dec 5, 2023 07:48 GMT -
Stratovolcano 563 m / 1847 ft
South Atlantic, United Kingdom, -37.3°S / -12.7°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
South Atlantic, United Kingdom, -37.3°S / -12.7°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Inaccessible Island volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
No recent earthquakesBackground
Inaccessible Island, located about 40 km SW of Tristan da Cunha, was Potassium-Argon age dated at 6 +/- 1.5 million years ago (Baker et al., 1964), but more recent dates of about 1 million have been obtained (Cliff et al., 1991). The island is the remnant of a stratovolcano centered about 2 km SW.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
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