Tristan da Cunha volcano

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Tristan da Cunha volcano, also known as Queen Mary’s Peak, is a remote active stratovolcano that forms the central and highest point of the Tristan da Cunha island in the South Atlantic Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
submarine volcano complex
administrativeTerritory Tristan da Cunha
age Quaternary
alsoKnownAs Queen Mary’s Peak
causedEvent 1961 evacuation of Tristan da Cunha inhabitants
climateZone marine subtropical
composition alkali basalt
trachybasalt
country United Kingdom
elevation 2062 m
6765 ft
eruptionHistory multiple historical eruptions since the 19th century
eruptionStyle Strombolian
effusive
eruptionYear 1811
1906
1958
1961
1962
firstRecordedEruption 1811
geologicalSetting hotspot volcano
hasCaldera summit crater
hazard ash fall
lava flows
volcanic gas emissions
highestPointOf Tristan da Cunha archipelago
linked to: Tristan da Cunha
islandFormedBy volcanic activity of Tristan da Cunha volcano
islandHighPointOf Tristan da Cunha island
linked to: Tristan da Cunha
lastEruption 1961–1962
locatedIn South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic

Tristan da Cunha archipelago
linked to: Tristan da Cunha
locatedOn Tristan da Cunha island
linked to: Tristan da Cunha
majorEruption 1961 flank eruption
monitoredBy British Geological Survey
Tristan da Cunha Island authorities
mountainRange Tristan da Cunha hotspot track
linked to: Ascension hotspot
partOf British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
populationAffected Edinburgh of the Seven Seas settlement
prominence 2062 m
relativeLocation east of South America
south of the Atlantic mid-ocean ridge
west of Cape Town, South Africa
summitFeature circular summit crater
small crater lake
tectonicSetting intraplate
topographicFeature conical volcanic edifice
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Queen Mary’s Peak alsoKnownAs Tristan da Cunha volcano