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Belknap

Belknap is a 2,094 m shield volcano in the United States, last erupted in 475 CE.

Type
Shield(s) (shield landform)
Summit
2,094 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
475 CE
Largest known
VEI 2, explosive, 475 CE
Eruptions
4 confirmed in the record
Where
44.28°N 121.84°W · United States
Region
High Cascades Volcanic Arc, North America Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 322060

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