Volcanoes in the Galapagos Islands, Galapagos volcanoes

The Galapagos Experts: All the quality ships in the Galapagos, and honest, first-rate travel guidance from a team of experienced travel professionals! Cruises Hotels Flights Specials Tours Galapagos >> Galapagos volcanoes  Galapagos Islands volcanoes Acedo volcano Volcan Alcedo is located in the center of Isabela, (also known as Albermarle Island) located between Volcan Darwin to the north and Sierra Negra to the south. The composition of its lavas differs from that of both its neighbors, indicating it has an independent magma plumbing system. It quite symmetrical and rises to an elevation of 1100 m (3650 feet). Relative to its size and height, Alcedo's caldera is large (7 to 8 km in diameter) and shallow (270 m deep). Darwin volcano Volcan Darwin is the second volcano south on Isabela, located between Volcan Wolf to the north and Volcan Alcedo to the south. It is nearly perfectly symmetrical and rises to an elevation of 1325 m (4350 feet) and is the fifth highest volcano in the Galapagos. Like the other western volcanos, it has a large central caldera, nearly 5 kilometers (3 miles) in diameter and 200 m deep (700 feet). A number of young lava flows may been seen within the caldera, as well as on the flanks of the volcano. Cerro Azul volcano Cerro Azul is a shield volcano located on Isabela Island in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. It has erupted eight times in recorded history. Isabela Island is the largest in the Galapagos, and is the home to about 1,000 people. The nearest village to the volcano is about 30 miles (50 km) away. There has been a 20 year period of inactivity at Cerro Azul leading up to this current activity. Fernandina volcano Fernandina makes an interesting comparison to Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, because of the large, deep caldera, the very steep slopes that are found on the flanks, and the lack of rift zones. As part of our effort to learn more about the evolution of basaltic shield volcanoes, we have been studying Fernandina with field and remote sensing data to identify these differences

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