Marsili volcano
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Marsili volcano is a large, active submarine volcano in the Tyrrhenian Sea, considered one of the most significant underwater volcanic structures in the Mediterranean.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
seamount ⓘ submarine volcano ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Luigi Ferdinando Marsili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeafloor | about 3000 m ⓘ |
| eruptionStatus | active ⓘ |
| formationProcess | subduction-related magmatism ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Pleistocene to Holocene ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | back-arc basin of the Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fumaroles
ⓘ
hydrothermal vents ⓘ lava flows ⓘ volcanic cones ⓘ |
| hasHydrothermalActivity | yes ⓘ |
| hasSeismicActivity | yes ⓘ |
| hazardZoneFor | Tyrrhenian coastal areas of Italy ⓘ |
| height | about 3000 m ⓘ |
| lastKnownActivity | seismic and hydrothermal activity in the 20th and 21st centuries ⓘ |
| length | about 70 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMarineRegion | western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| locatedOnTectonicSetting |
convergent plate boundary
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
| monitoring | Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Aeolian volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Luigi Ferdinando Marsili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIslands | Aeolian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmass |
Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Italy ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk |
potential tsunami generation
ⓘ
submarine landslides ⓘ underwater explosive eruptions ⓘ |
| rockType |
andesite
ⓘ
basalt ⓘ |
| shape | elongated volcanic massif ⓘ |
| significance |
largest known submarine volcano in Europe
ⓘ
one of the most important underwater volcanic structures in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
marine geologists
ⓘ
volcanologists ⓘ |
| summitDepth | about 450 m below sea level ⓘ |
| typeOfActivity |
effusive eruptions
ⓘ
explosive eruptions ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Aeolian arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | about 30 km ⓘ |
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