GVP volcano 233005 · no holder yet
Mayotte
Mayotte is a 660 m shield volcano in France, last erupted around 2050 BCE.
- Type
- Shield
- Summit
- 660 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Intraplate, oceanic, under 15 km
- Last eruption
- 2050 BCE
- Largest known
- no eruption with a measured size
- Eruptions
- 3 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 12.83°S 45.17°E · France
- Region
- Madagascar-Comoros Volcanic Province, Somalian-Antarctic Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 233005
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).