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Merig Volcano

Updated: Mar 29, 2024 05:01 GMT -
Stratovolcano 125 m / 410 ft
Vanuatu, -14.32°S / 167.8°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Merig volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)

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Background

A andesite plug dated 1.1 million years ago surrounded by basaltic and andesitic breccia is all that remains above sea level on the tiny island of Merig (Macfarlane et al. 1988).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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