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Esmeralda Bank Volcano | John Seach
Mariana Islands
15.00 N, 145.25 E
summit depth -43 m
submarine volcano
Esmeralda Bank is a submarine volcano located 57 km SW of Saipan. It contains three summit cones aligned N-S.
Discoloured water has been reported on the surface, indicating eruptions or solfatara activity.
Further reading
Stüben, D., et al. "First results of study of sulphur-rich hydrothermal activity from an island-arc environment: Esmeralda Bank in the Mariana Arc." Marine Geology 103.1-3 (1992): 521-528.
Stern, Robert J., and L. D. Bibee. "Esmeralda Bank: Geochemistry of an active submarine volcano in the Mariana Island Arc." Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 86.2 (1984): 159-169.
Esmeralda Bank Volcano Eruptions
1987?, 1982?, 1975?, 1970?, 1964?, 1944?