Volcano Live
volcanolive.com
Santa Cruz Volcano | John Seach
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
0.62 S, 90.33 W
summit elevation 864 m
shield volcano
Santa Cruz volcano is located in the central Galapagos Islands. The volcano contains pit craters and cinder cones.
The volcano contains two distinct populations of endangered tortoises.
Further reading
Taboada, Teresa, et al. "Chemical weathering in the volcanic soils of Isla Santa Cruz (Galápagos Islands, Ecuador)." Geoderma 261 (2016): 160-168.
Simkin, T., 1984. Geology of Galapagos. Biological journal of the Linnean Society, 21(1-2), pp.61-75.
Santa Cruz Volcano Eruptions
No recent eruptions.