Volcano Name: | Deception Island | Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): | 390030 |
Alternate Name: |
Collins Point Crater Lake Crimson Hill Cones Cross Hill Kroner Lake Port Foster Telefon Bay Cones Vapour Col Wahlers Bay |
Volcano Type: | Caldera(s) |
Latitude: | -62.9666666700 | ||
Longitude: | -60.6500000000 | ||
Region: | Antarctica | Sub Region: | Antarctica and South Sandwich Islands |
Date Entered: | 02/05/2012 |
Eruption Start Date: | 8300 BP | Date Error: | ||
Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Magnetic stratigraphy | ||
Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 24.000 (Calculated) | ||
Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 63.000 (Literature) | ||
Magnitude : | 6.800 (Calculated) | ||
Maximum VEI : | 6.000 (Literature) |
Magma: | Basalt-Andesite | ||
Calculated Density: | |||
Rock Classification: | |||
Basalt | |||
Andesite |