interesting swarm last days at Jan Mayen island (Norway)
seismic
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eqs
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this map of eqs also very interesting)
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Jan Mayen
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Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Volcano Status: Historical
Last Known Eruption: 1985
Summit Elevation: 2277 m 7,470 feet
Latitude: 71.08°N 71°5'0"N
Longitude: 8.17°W 8°10'0"W
Remote Jan Mayen Island, located in the Norwegian Sea
along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge about 650 km NE of Iceland, consists of two volcanic complexes separated by a narrow isthmus. The large Beerenberg basaltic stratovolcano (Nord-Jan) forms the NE end of the 40-km-long island, which is ringed by high cliffs. Beerenberg is a large 2277-m-high glacier-covered stratovolcano with a 1-km-wide summit crater and numerous cinder cones that were erupted along flank fissures. It is composed primarily of basaltic lava flows with minor amounts of tephra. Historical eruptions at Beerenberg date back to the 18th century...