Pinzon Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 18:54 GMT -
Shield 458 m / 1503 ft
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, -0.6°S / -90.68°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, -0.6°S / -90.68°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Pinzon volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
The Pinzón Island shield volcano is covered with lava flows originating from a crater SW of the summit. The most prominent feature is a small steep-walled 1-km-wide caldera NW of the summit. Potassium-Argon dates range from 1.09 to 0.93 million years ago (Cox 1983).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information