Wolf Volcano
Updated: Dec 9, 2024 09:44 GMT -
Shield volcano 1710 m / 5,610 ft
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, 0.02°N / -91.35°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, 0.02°N / -91.35°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 2 Jun 2022 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)
Volcán Wolf, straddling the equator on the northern end of Isabela Island is the highest volcano of the Galápagos archipelago. The 1710-m-high volcano has steeper slopes than most other Isabela volcanoes, reaching angles up to 35 degrees.
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Wolf volcano eruptions: 2022, 2015, 1982, 1797
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Background
A 6 x 7 km caldera, at 700 m one of the deepest of the Galápagos Islands, is located at the volcano's summit. A prominent bench on the west side of the caldera rises 450 above the caldera floor, much of which is covered by a lava flow erupted in 1982.Radial fissures concentrated along diffuse rift zones extend down the north, NW, and SE flanks, and submarine vents lie beyond the north and NW fissures. Similar unvegetated flows originating from a circumferential chain of spatter and scoria cones on the eastern caldera rim drape the forested flanks of the volcano to the sea. The proportion of aa lava flows at Volcán Wolf exceeds that of other Galápagos volcanoes. Wolf's 1797 eruption was the first documented historical eruption in the Galápagos Islands.
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Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Wolf Volcano Photos
428.JPG Yasur Volcano - Fiery Wolf (Photo: Nadina405)
Rosario helps Wolfgang... (Photo: Marco Fulle)
Leslie and Wolfgang wait for the next eruption (Photo: Marco Fulle)
Wolfang, Sabine and Annet find very interesting the dykes of Valle del Bove (Photo: Marco Fulle)
Latest satellite images
Wolf 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 Wolf volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Wolf volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Wolf volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Wolf volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Wolf volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Wolf volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Wolf volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Wolf volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Wolf volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Wolf volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Wolf volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Wolf volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Wolf volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Wolf volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Wolf volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Wolf volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Wolf volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Wolf volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Wolf volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Wolf volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Wolf volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Wolf volcano (scale of few kilometers)
