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Monte Saint Catherine

St. Catherine

Estratovolcán · Grenada · 840 m

The southern end of the elongated Mount St. Catherine volcanic complex on the island of Grenada is seen here from the Southeast Mountain area.  The island is composed of five Pliocene-to-Pleistocene volcanic centers, the youngest and highest of which is 840-m-high Mount St. Catherine on the northern end of the island. The most recent activity originated from a group of young maars, tuff rings, and scoria cones extending across the length of the island.  These include Grand Etang crater, which lies near the crest of the skyline ridge.
The southern end of the elongated Mount St. Catherine volcanic complex on the island of Grenada is seen here from the Southeast Mountain area. The island is composed of five Pliocene-to-Pleistocene volcanic centers, the youngest and highest of which is 840-m-high Mount St. Catherine on the northern end of the island. The most recent activity originated from a group of young maars, tuff rings, and scoria cones extending across the length of the island. These include Grand Etang crater, which lies near the crest of the skyline ridge. · Foto: Photo by Richard Arculus, 1973 (Seismic Research Unit, University of West Indies). · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Estratovolcán
País
Grenada
Región
Middle America-Caribbean Volcanic Regions / Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc
Altitud
840 m
Coordenadas
12.150, -61.670
Última erupción
Desconocido
Contexto tectónico
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Forma volcánica
Composite
Roca principal
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Resumen geológico

The island of Grenada is composed of five Pliocene-to-Pleistocene volcanic centers, the youngest and highest of which is Mount St. Catherine on the northern end of the island. A complex of lava domes is located within a crater breached to the east at the summit. Pyroclastic-flow deposits extend NW from the extensively weathered volcano. The most recent activity on Grenada originated from a group of young maars, tuff rings, and scoria cones that extend SSW-NNE across the length of the 30-km-long island. Kick 'em Jenny, the historically active submarine volcano 8 km N of Grenada, is listed separately in this compilation along with adjacent submarine and subaerial cones that may represent a single volcanic complex. The most recent eruption, along a NE-SW-trending fault cutting across the island, produced a scoria cone near Radix village that could be less than 1,000 years old. Hot springs and fumaroles are present at several locations.

Resumen de Wikipedia

Monte Saint Catherine o Monte Santa Catalina es un estratovolcán y la montaña más alta de la isla caribeña y nación de Granada. Se encuentra ubicado en St. Mark's, Victoria. Es el más joven de los cinco volcanes que forman la isla. El volcán tiene un cráter en forma de herradura abierta hacia el este, con varios domos de lava en su interior. Hay dos caminos para la parte superior, ambos difíciles. El camino más mantenido esta por el lado oriental, en las afueras de Grenville. Los recorridos desde Victoria también están disponibles, así como guías a la cascada Tufton Hall, la cascada más grande en la isla, a medio camino entre Victoria y Santa Catalina.

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