Aeolian Islands volcanic province
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The Aeolian Islands volcanic province is a geologically active region in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea characterized by a chain of volcanic islands and seamounts, including several historically active volcanoes such as Stromboli and Vulcano.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aeolian Islands volcanic complex | 1 |
| Aeolian Islands volcanic system | 1 |
| Aeolian–Tyrrhenian volcanic system | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic province
ⓘ
volcanic arc ⓘ volcanic province ⓘ |
| containsActiveVolcano |
Stromboli volcano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vulcano volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ submarine volcanoes near Panarea ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Strombolian activity
ⓘ
Vulcanian activity ⓘ phreatic explosions ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Pleistocene to Holocene
ⓘ
Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasGeothermalActivity |
fumaroles
ⓘ
hot springs ⓘ hydrothermal vents ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Alicudi Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Basiluzzo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Filicudi Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Lipari Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Panarea Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Salina Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Stromboli volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulcano volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ seamounts ⓘ submarine volcanoes ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ash fall
ⓘ
landslides ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ tsunamis ⓘ volcanic eruptions ⓘ |
| islandGroupName | Aeolian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tyrrhenian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Calabrian Arc region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | subduction of the Ionian slab beneath the Calabrian Arc ⓘ |
| rockType |
andesitic rocks
ⓘ
basaltic rocks ⓘ dacitic rocks ⓘ pyroclastic deposits ⓘ rhyolitic rocks ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate margin
ⓘ
subduction-related volcanic arc ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriterion | outstanding record of volcanic island-building and destruction ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Aeolian Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanismType |
arc volcanism
ⓘ
calc-alkaline volcanism ⓘ shoshonitic volcanism ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aeolian Islands volcanic complex
this entity surface form:
Aeolian Islands volcanic system
this entity surface form:
Aeolian–Tyrrhenian volcanic system