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Axial Seamount Volcano - John Seach
Juan de Fuca Ridge, East Pacific Ocean
45.95 N, 130.00 W
summit elevation -1500 m
submarine volcano
CoAxial Segment is located 480 km west of Cannon Beach, Oregon. The summit contains a 3 x 8 km wide caldera, breached on SE. Hydrothermal vents colonized with biological communities are located near the caldera.
Hydrothermal venting was discovered at the volcano in 1983. An eruption was detected seismically in January 1998 when lava erupted from a 9 km long fissure.
Axial Seamount Volcano Eruptions
1998, 1983