Hainan Volcanic Field
| Hainan Volcano Field | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | Unknown |
| Geography | |
| Location |  Hainan, People's Republic of China. |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | pyroclastic cones |
| Last eruption | June to July 1933 |
The Hainan Volcanic Field is a 4,100 square kilometres (1,600 sq mi) volcanic field covering the northern half of Hainan, People's Republic of China. Although mostly Pleistocene-Holocene in age, minor eruptions have been recorded in the 19th and 20th centuries.[1]
Morphology
[edit]The field is made up of 58 Pleistocene-Holocene tholeiitic cones. The two best preserved cones (Leihuling and Ma'anshan (马鞍山)) are on an East-West fracture line that contains 30 young cones in the Shishan (石山) and Yongzing regions. Historically, small fissure eruptions have been recorded from the Lingao and Chengmai areas.
Eruptions
[edit]Two eruptions have been reported in recent history.
1883
[edit]A small fissure eruption took place from Lingao cone in the Lingao area sometime in 1883.[citation needed]
1933
[edit]Another small fissure eruption took place from the Nansheling Ridge in the Chengmai area on June 26 (date accurate to within plus or minus 4 days), 1933. This eruption probably ended on July 8, 1933.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hainen Dao". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
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19°55′59″N 110°13′16″E / 19.933°N 110.221°E
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