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Hainan Volcanic Field

Coordinates: 19°55′59″N 110°13′16″E / 19.933°N 110.221°E / 19.933; 110.221
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Hainan Volcano Field
Map
Highest point
ElevationUnknown
Geography
LocationChina Hainan, People's Republic of China.
Geology
Mountain typepyroclastic cones
Last eruptionJune 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

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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

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Two eruptions have been reported in recent history.

1883

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A small fissure eruption took place from Lingao cone in the Lingao area sometime in 1883.[citation needed]

1933

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Hainen Dao". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2015-11-07.

19°55′59″N 110°13′16″E / 19.933°N 110.221°E / 19.933; 110.221