Volcanoes of the Galapagos Islands - Information

Volcano list

Alcedo

(Shield volcano 1130 m / 3,707 ft)

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Cerro Azul volcano a basaltic shield volcano on the SW part of Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands. It has the same name as Cerro Azul volcano in Chile, meaning "Blue Mountain" in Spanish.
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Culpepper

(Shield 168 m / 551 ft)

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Darwin

(Shield volcano 1330 m / 4,363 ft)

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Ecuador

(Shield volcano 790+ m / 2,592 ft)

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Fernandina

(Shield volcano 1476 m / 4,842 ft)

The Fernandina caldera seen on July 4, 1968, about three weeks after a major explosive eruption that was followed by collapse of the caldera floor. Collapse occurred incrementally and asymmetrically, ranging up to about 350 m at the SE end of the caldera, which contains the caldera lake. Photo by Tom Simkin, 1968 (Smithsonian Institution).

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Floreana

(Shield 640 m / 2100 ft)

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Genovesa

(Shield volcano 64 m / 210 ft)

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Marchena

(Shield volcano 343 m / 1,125 ft)

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Pinta

(Shield volcano 780 m / 2,559 ft)

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Pinzon

(Shield 458 m / 1503 ft)

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Rabida

(Lava dome(s) 338 m / 1109 ft)

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Roca Redonda

(Shield 67 m / 220 ft)

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Santa Cruz

(Shield volcano 864 m / 2,835 ft)

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Santa Fe

(Shield volcano 200? m / 656 ft)

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Santiago

(Shield volcano 920 m / 3,018 ft)

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Sierra Negra

(shield volcano 1124 m / 3687 ft)

Sierra Negra is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in the Galapagos Islands. A typical shield volcano, it has an oval caldera, which measures 9 km east-west and 7 km north-south. It has produced at least 10 eruptions in historical times, with an average resting period o... [more info]

Wenman

(Shield 253 m / 830 ft)

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Wolf

(Shield volcano 1710 m / 5,610 ft)

Volcán Wolf, straddling the equator on the northern end of Isabela Island is the highest volcano of the Galápagos archipelago. The 1710-m-high volcano has steeper slopes than most other Isabela volcanoes, reaching angles up to 35 degrees. [more info]