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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Darwin
Volcán Darwin, named after the Charles Darwin, seen above a narrow channel opposite Point Espinosa on the NE tip of Fernandina Island. Darwin volcano has 5-km-wide summit caldera that is largely filled by lava flows. The most recent summit activity produced several small lava flows from vents on the eastern caldera floor, and NE and SE caldera rims. Two breached tuff cones on the SW-flank coast, Tagus and Beagle, were a prominent part of Darwin's geological studies in the Galápagos Islands. Photo by Lee Siebert, 1978 (Smithsonian Institution).
Volcano Number:
353030
Volcano Name:
Darwin
Country:
Ecuador
Volcano Type:
Shield
Last Eruption:
1813 CE
Elevation:
1330m
Tectonic Setting:
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 5km:
190
Pop. within 10km:
190
Pop. within 30km:
343
Pop. within 100km:
2366
Latitude:
-0.18
Longitude:
-91.28
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Volcán Darwin, named after the renowned naturalist, contains a symmetrical 5-km-wide, 200-m-deep summit caldera whose floor is nearly covered by youthful lava flows. A broad terrace occupies the SW part of the caldera. Fresh-looking, unvegetated lava flows descend all flanks and reach both the eastern and western coasts. The most recent summit activity produced several small lava flows from vents on the east caldera floor and NE and SE caldera rims. Radial fissures descend the flanks, and one reaches beyond its base to the the SW coast and cuts Tagus tuff cone. The sheltered anchorage of Tagus Cove breaches the southern side of the cone and was visited by Darwin and other noted visitors. This prominent tuff cone and its neighbor Beagle (also breached to the south) are located on the SW-flank coastline and were a prominent part of Darwin's geological studies in the Galápagos Islands.
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