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Corvo Volcano | John Seach
Azores
39.70 N, 31.11 W
summit elevation 718 m
Stratovolcano
Corvo Volcano is located on Corvo Island at NW end of the Azores archipelago. A 2 km wide caldera is located on the north side of the island.
Corvo and its neighbor to the south, Flores, are the only two Azorean volcanoes located west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Further reading
Genske, Felix S., et al. "The petrology and geochemistry of lavas from the western Azores islands of Flores and Corvo." Journal of Petrology 53.8 (2012): 1673-1708.
França, Zilda, et al. "Geochemistry of alkaline basalts of Corvo Island (Azores, Portugal): preliminary data." (2006).
Corvo Volcano Eruptions
No recent eruptions.