Jackson Volcano
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| Jackson Volcano | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,900 ft (884 m)below Jackson |
| Location | |
| Location | Jackson, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 32°18′00″N 90°10′20″W / 32.300126°N 90.172121°WCoordinates: 32°18′00″N 90°10′20″W / 32.300126°N 90.172121°W |
| Geology | |
| Type | (unknown, extinct) |
| Age of rock | 66,000,000 years |
| Last eruption | Cretaceous |
Jackson Volcano is an extinct volcano located 2900 feet (884 meters) beneath the city of Jackson, Mississippi, under the Mississippi Coliseum. It is one of four volcanoes located inside cities in the United States, Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii, Pilot Butte in Bend, Oregon, and Mount Tabor in Portland, Oregon being the others. The volcano was discovered in 1819.[1]
Jackson Volcano is believed to have been extinct for at least 66 million years.[2] A hypothesis states that the Jackson Volcano and related igneous activity in Mississippi were a result of the North America Plate's passage over the Bermuda hotspot 66 million years ago.[3]
References
- ↑ Mississippi, University of (2003-12-12). "The Geology of Mississippi". University of Mississippi. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ↑ Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality: Frequently Asked Questiogns
- ↑ Vogt, Peter R.; Woo-Yeol Jung (2007). "Origin of the Bermuda volcanoes and the Bermuda Rise: History, observations, models, and puzzles" (PDF). Special Paper 430: Plates, Plumes and Planetary Processes (Geological Society of America) 430: pp. 553–591. doi:10.1130/2007.2430(27).
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