Darwin (volcano)

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Darwin
Darwin Volcano, 1978

Darwin Volcano, 1978

height 1330  m
location Galápagos Island Isabela
Coordinates 0 ° 10 ′ 48 ″  S , 91 ° 16 ′ 48 ″  W Coordinates: 0 ° 10 ′ 48 ″  S , 91 ° 16 ′ 48 ″  W
Darwin (volcano) (Galápagos Islands)
Darwin (volcano)
Type Shield volcano
Last eruption 1813

Darwin is a shield volcano in the Galapagos Islands . It is located in the north of Isla Isabela . The height of the volcano is 1330 m. The caldera has a diameter of 5 km and a depth of 200 m. Among other things, it broke out in 1813. It is named after Charles Darwin , who anchored here in 1835.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/darwin.html
  2. http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/GalapagosWWW/VDarwin.html