Popa Volcano
Updated: Dec 13, 2024 17:15 GMT -
stratovolcano 1518 m / 4,980 ft
Myanmar, 20.92°N / 95.25°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Myanmar, 20.92°N / 95.25°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Mt. Popa volcano is a large stratovolcano at the northern end of the
Pegu Yoma Hills range in central Burma.
The steep-sided volcano rises 1150 m from its base of a surrounding lava plateau. It had an eruption in or around 442 BC, which is preserved in local legends.
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Popa volcano eruptions: 442 BC
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Background
The main edifice of Mt Popa consists of overlapping basaltic and basaltic-andesite lava flows, tephra layers and scoria deposits from strombolian eruptions, which seem to have prevailed during the later stages of its formation.Mount Popa contains a 1.6-km-wide, 850-m-deep horseshoe-shaped caldera that is widely breached to the NW and formed as a result of slope failure. A 3 cu km debris-avalanche deposit covers an area of 27 sq km north of the breach.
Source: Mt Popa volcano Smithsonian / GVP information
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Popa Volcano Maps
Below is a selection of maps showing the location and surroundings of the volcano at various resolutions based on aerial-imagery / terrain maps. Feel free to use them for non-commercial purposes on your blog or website as long as you credit them with a link back to this page (click to copy it).
Satellite/aerial-type map of Popa volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Popa volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Popa volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Popa volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Popa volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Popa volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Popa volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Popa volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Popa volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Popa volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Popa volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Popa volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Popa volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Popa volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Popa volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Popa volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Popa volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Popa volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Popa volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Popa volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Popa volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Popa volcano (scale of few kilometers)
