Pleiades (volcano group)
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| The Pleiades | |
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| Elevation: | 3040 m (9,974 feet) |
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| Location: | Antarctica |
| Type: | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption: | 1050 BC ± 1000 years |
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The Pleiades is a group of youthful volcanic cones and domes with Mt. Pleiones, a small stratovolcano being the dominant volcano and rising 500 m above the Evans Neve Plateau. Three nested summit craters lie at the top of Mt. Pleiones. Taygete Cone in the Pleiades was dated at 3000 years, making it one of the youngest volcanic centres in Antarctica.
[edit] Sources
- Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: The Pleiades
- LeMasurier, W. E.; Thomson, J. W. (eds.) (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union, 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7.
