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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Vulcano
The island of Vulcano in Italy's Aeolian Islands is seen here from the volcano observatory on the island of Lipari to the north, with the volcanic peninsula of Vulcanello, initially formed in 183 BCE, in the foreground and Fossa cone in the background. Vulcano consists of at least three volcanic complexes, each of which is truncated by a small caldera. Volcanism has migrated to the north with Fossa cone being the dominant Holocene center. The latest eruption took place from 1888 to 1890. Photo by Richard Waitt, 1985 (U.S. Geological Survey).
Volcano Number:
211050
Volcano Name:
Vulcano
Country:
Italy
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano(es)
Last Eruption:
1890 CE
Elevation:
500m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
2259
Pop. within 10km:
23059
Pop. within 30km:
86766
Pop. within 100km:
2093800
Latitude:
38.404
Longitude:
14.962
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The word volcano is derived from Vulcano stratovolcano in Italy's Aeolian Islands. Vulcano was constructed during six stages over the past 136,000 years. Two overlapping calderas, the 2.5-km-wide Caldera del Piano on the SE and the 4-km-wide Caldera della Fossa on the NW, were formed at about 100,000 and 24,000-15,000 years ago, respectively, and volcanism has migrated north over time. La Fossa cone, active throughout the Holocene and the location of most historical eruptions, occupies the 3-km-wide Caldera della Fossa at the NW end of the elongated 3 x 7 km island. The Vulcanello lava platform is a low, roughly circular peninsula on the northern tip of Vulcano that was formed as an island beginning more than 2,000 years ago and was connected to the main island in about 1550 CE. Vulcanello is capped by three pyroclastic cones and was active intermittently until the 16th century. Explosive activity took place at the Fossa cone from 1898 to 1900.
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