GVP volcano 234002 · no holder yet
St. Paul
St. Paul is a 268 m stratovolcano in France, last erupted in 1793.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 268 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Rift zone, oceanic, under 15 km
- Last eruption
- 1793
- Largest known
- VEI 2, explosive, 1793
- Eruptions
- 1 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 38.72°S 77.53°E · France
- Region
- Amsterdam-St. Paul Hotspot Volcano Group, Somalian-Antarctic Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 234002
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).