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Paulet Island

Paulet

Pyroclastic cone · Antarctica · 353m

Paulet Island, seen here from the northwest, is a 1.8 x 2.2 km island located east of the tip of Graham Land Peninsula. A basal sequence of horizontal lava flows exposed in steep cliffs is capped by a well-preserved cinder cone complex (top center) with a small distinct summit crater. The darker brownish areas near and above the shoreline at the center of the photo are Adelie penguin colonies.
Paulet Island, seen here from the northwest, is a 1.8 x 2.2 km island located east of the tip of Graham Land Peninsula. A basal sequence of horizontal lava flows exposed in steep cliffs is capped by a well-preserved cinder cone complex (top center) with a small distinct summit crater. The darker brownish areas near and above the shoreline at the center of the photo are Adelie penguin colonies. · Photo: Photo by Jeff Post, 2007 (Smithsonian Institution). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Pyroclastic cone
Country
Antarctica
Region
Antarctic-Scotia Volcanic Regions / Antarctic Peninsula Volcanic Province
Elevation
353m
Coordinates
-63.579, -55.780
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Minor (Basaltic)
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Geological summary

Paulet is a 1.8 x 2.2 km island located east of the tip of Graham Land Peninsula composed of lava flows capped by scoria cones. The morphology of the younger summit cone suggests activity during the last 1,000 years (LeMasurier and Thomson, 1990).

From Wikipedia

Paulet Island is a circular island about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) in diameter, lying 4.5 km (2.8 mi) south-east of Dundee Island, off the north-eastern end of the Antarctic Peninsula. Because of its large penguin colony, it is a popular destination for sightseeing tours.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1850~1850 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?18501850185118511851

Detailed timeline

  1. 1850VEI ?Geological estimate
    1850 – Ongoing

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