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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Marchena
A large tuff cone rises near Punta Calle on the southern coast of Marchena Island beyond fresh-looking lava flows west of the cone in the foreground. The low shield volcano forming Marchena Island contains one of the largest calderas of the Galápagos Islands. In contrast to other Galápagos volcanoes, the 6 x 7 km caldera and its outer flanks have been largely buried by a cluster of pyroclastic cones and associated lava flows. The first historical eruption of Marchena occurred in 1991. Photo by Ed Vicenzi, 1984 (Smithsonian Institution).
Volcano Number:
353080
Volcano Name:
Marchena
Country:
Ecuador
Volcano Type:
Shield
Last Eruption:
1991 CE
Elevation:
343m
Tectonic Setting:
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 5km:
785
Pop. within 10km:
785
Pop. within 30km:
785
Pop. within 100km:
3001
Latitude:
0.33
Longitude:
-90.47
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The low shield volcano forming Marchena Island contains one of the largest calderas of the Galápagos Islands. The 6 x 7 km caldera and its outer flanks have been largely buried by a cluster of pyroclastic cones and associated lava flows. Its first historical eruption occurred in 1991. Other young lava flows, some of which may be only a few thousand, or even a few hundred years old, filled the caldera and flowed down its outer forested flanks, in some cases to the sea.
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